Law enforcement service in North Macedonia
Law enforcement agency
Police of North Macedonia
Полици?а (
Macedonian
)
Policia (
Albanian
)
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Formed
| 1992
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National agency
| North Macedonia
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Operations jurisdiction
| North Macedonia
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Primary governing body
| Government of North Macedonia
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Secondary governing body
| Ministry of Internal Affairs
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General nature
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Headquarters
| Skopje
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Minister responsible
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Agency executive
| - Magdalena Nestorovska, State Secretary of the
MIA
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Parent agency
| Government of North Macedonia
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Child agency
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Stations
| Skopje, Kumanovo, Shtip, Strumica, Bitola, Ohrid, and Tetovo
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Light vehicles
| Chevrolet Spark 100
[1]
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Scoters
| Sym HD2 200i,
Piaggio Beverly 125
[2]
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Helicopters
| agusta AB206B-2 (1), agusta ab212 (1), bell 412ep (1), mil Mi-171 (1), mil Mi-17V-5 (1)
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Dogs
| German Shepherd
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Anniversary
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Award
| - Constantinus 2013 Silver Medal
[3]
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www.mvr.gov.mk
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Law enforcement in North Macedonia
is the responsibility of the Police of the Republic of North Macedonia (
Macedonian
:
Полици?а на Република Северна Македони?а
;
Albanian
:
Policia e Republikes se Maqedonise se Veriut
).
[4]
The police headquarters are located in
Skopje
at the
Ministry of Internal Affairs
, and also maintain an air base in nearby Idrizovo. Taiwan, Canada, and Italy have all contributed
Bell Helicopter Textron
helicopters to the police force's Macedonian Police Aviation Unit in cooperation with the
Air Force of North Macedonia
to help combat insurgencies the country.
[5]
The law enforcement agencies of North Macedonia are regulated by the Constitution of 1991, the Law on Internal Affairs of 1995, the Criminal Procedure Code of 1997 and the Draft Law on Changes and Additions to the Criminal Procedure Code.
[6]
With police actions and behavior controlled by the Criminal Procedure Code, and the Law on Internal Affairs controlling the use of firearms by the police force. On July 1, 2003, the Law on the Police Academy was enacted, creating a police academy to train civil and border police officers.
[7]
The force has been the subject of a number of recent reforms regarding both the Albanian insurgency,
[8]
and possible violations of
human rights
,
[9]
[10]
with
NATO
officials stating that the force was "not really up to European standards" as policemen lacked in skills and weapons.
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[12]
History
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The Police were subject to scrutiny during Albanian riots on 9 July 1997 when protesters collected in the western town of Gostivar. Over 200 were wounded and three killed (two shot, one beaten to death)
[12]
in a resulting clash with police riot squads, and the Humans Rights Watch investigated allegations of police brutality.
[12]
These events underlined a continuing friction between the Macedonian Police force and
Albanians living in North Macedonia
.
[12]
The
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
reported that police abuse of suspects, particularly during initial arrest and detention, and police harassment of ethnic minorities is ongoing.
[13]
The Police of North Macedonia work closely with the NATO peacekeepers in patrolling areas with high numbers of ethnic Albanians ever since the
2001 Macedonia conflict
ended, and have been receiving weapons from surrendering Albanian insurgents.
[8]
Violent attacks, however, still occur as in 2001 three officers were killed by Albanian gunmen.
[14]
A Notable Incident was when the Macedonian Police arrested a
Horse
in 2009 used by a crime smuggling ring to smuggle
Air conditioners
from
Serbia
. At that time the Police were not sure whether to press charges or not, but ultimately decided to not press charges against the
Horse
.
[15]
On the 2nd of December, 2022, during a routine traffic stop, а driver was asked to show his documents, to which the driver didn't comply and proceeded to call an Armed group. Said group proceeded to chase the Police officers out of Ara?inovo and into the Gazi Baba police station.
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Organization
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Special Police
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Former
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Equipment
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Vehicles
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Vehicle
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Photo
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Origin
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Users
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Use
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Notes
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Light Vehicles
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Chevrolet Spark
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South Korea
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Regular and Traffic Police
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Patrolling and Transport
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[1]
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Dacia Duster
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Romania
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Forest and Border Police
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Patrolling and Transport
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Due to a lack of Vehicles, the Police of North Macedonia has begun using Border Police vehicles as regular Police vehicles.
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Land Rover Defender 110
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United Kingdom
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Regular, Special and Border Police
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Patrolling, Transport and Surveillance
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The Border Police uses a modified Land Rover fitted with Cameras designed to monitor certain areas to prevent illegal crossings etc.
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?koda Octavia
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Czech Republic
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Regular and Traffic Police
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Patrolling and Transport
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Dacia Sandero
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Romania
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Traffic Police
[19]
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Patrolling and Transport
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Ten in Service.
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?koda Yeti
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Czech Republic
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Regular and Traffic Police
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Patrolling and Transport
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The vehicle is used by all police offices, stations, departments in North Macedonia and is its most recognizable vehicle. There is another version of the vehicle that is used as a lead vehicle in traffic and escort security (CEO) of VIPs, officials etc. The only difference in appearance are the police lights which appear in blue and red instead of the usual blue.
[20]
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BMW (E46)
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Germany
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Regular and Traffic Police
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Patrolling and Transport
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Limited Use by certain departments
[21]
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Volkswagen Transporter
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Germany
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Regular and Special Police
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Patrolling and Transport
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The vehicle used by the regular police, unlike the original, is fitted with a high roof. This van, without markings and without an upgraded roof, is also used by the special police. In 2014, a project for mobile police stations was promoted in the area of Skopje and this van was chosen to be the main vehicle used in this project.
[22]
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Ssangyong Rexton
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South Korea
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Border Police
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Patrolling and Transport
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Due to a lack of Vehicles, the Police of North Macedonia has begun using Border Police vehicles as regular Police vehicles.
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Dacia Dokker
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Romania
France
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Patrolling and Transport
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Helicopters
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Bell 206B-2
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United States
Canada
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Helicopter Unit
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Patrolling and Transport
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One in Service.
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Bell AB 212
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United States
Canada
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Helicopter Unit
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Patrolling and Transport
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One in Service.
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Bell 412EP
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United States
Canada
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Helicopter Unit
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Patrolling and Transport
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One in Service.
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Mil Mi-171
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Soviet Union
Russia
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Helicopter Unit
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Patrolling and Transport
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One in Service.
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Mil Mi-17V-5
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Soviet Union
Russia
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Helicopter Unit
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Patrolling and Transport
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Three in Service.
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Motorcycles
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Honda ST1300 Pan-European
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Japan
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Traffic Police
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CEO Transport
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Used by the Department for Vanguard, Traffic and Escort Security (CEO) in its activities, including the escort of VIPs, officials, etc.
[20]
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Sanyang SYM HD2 200i
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Taiwan
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Traffic Police
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CEO Transport
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Used by the Department for Vanguard, Traffic and Escort Security (CEO) in its activities, including the escort of VIPs, officials, etc.
[20]
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Piaggio Beverly
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Italy
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Traffic Police
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CEO Transport
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120cc version is used
[2]
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Armored Vehicles
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TM-170
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Germany
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Special Police
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Transport
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Known as the "Hermelin" (Stoat/Ermine in English). Used by the
Special Operations Unit
and the
Rapid Deployment Unit
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BTR-80
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Soviet Union
Russia
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Special Police
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Transport
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Used by the
Special Operations Unit
and the
Rapid Deployment Unit
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Wolf Armoured Vehicle
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Israel
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Special Police
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Transport
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Used by the
Special Operations Unit
and the
Rapid Deployment Unit
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TOMA
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Turkey
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Special Police
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Unknown
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Former Vehicles
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Dogs
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Small Arms
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Gallery
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Pre-2019 licence plates of the Macedonian Police
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License plate on the front of Macedonian Police vehicles
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License plate on the back of Macedonian Police vehicles
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Police in v.Radusha in 2001
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Special units Tigers and Lions in 2001
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Pre-2019 Coat of arms of the Macedonian Police
See also
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- Military Service for Security and Intelligence
-G2
Military intelligence agency
References
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a
b
"Промовирани новите полициски возила (галери?а)"
. Archived from
the original
on 2013-09-30
. Retrieved
2015-04-29
.
(
Macedonian
)
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a
b
"Македонската полици?а доби нови скутери Sym HD2 200i"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-03-04
. Retrieved
2015-04-29
.
(
Macedonian
)
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"UDVOZOLJUK HONLAPUNKON"
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"МВР го промени името: Полици?а на Република Северна Македони?а"
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Aeroflight
page
Archived
2007-01-19 at the
Wayback Machine
on the Macedonian Police Aviation Unit, retrieved on May 14, 2007
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Legislation Online
article
Archived
2007-09-27 at the
Wayback Machine
retrieved on May 14, 2007
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Republic of Macedonia Police Academy
website
Archived
2007-05-14 at the
Wayback Machine
retrieved on May 14, 2007
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a
b
BBC News
article
retrieved on May 14, 2007
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Human rights News
article
retrieved on May 14, 2007
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Amnesty International
article
retrieved on May 14, 2007
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The Guardian
article
retrieved on May 14, 2007
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a
b
c
d
MACEDONIA Police Violence in Macedonia
Human Rights Watch
report
retrieved on May 14, 2007
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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 (MHC)
Archived
2007-03-11 at the
Wayback Machine
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BBC News
article
retrieved on May 14, 2007
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Insight, Balkan (12 January 2009).
"Macedonia Police Arrests Smuggling Horse"
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"Armed group in Arachinovo chased away the police because they stopped a person who was driving a vehicle without valid documents?!"
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"Стоилковски: Тежок скандал - Криминалци избркале полица?ци од полициска станица во Арачиново"
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"Стоилковски: Тежок скандал- Криминалци избркале полица?ци од полициска станица во Арачиново, Спасовски оставка веднаш"
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"Предадени 10 возила за потребите на сообра?а?ната полици?а од страна на РСБСП"
. 2022.
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a
b
c
YouTube
: "
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".
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press, gostivar (3 July 2022).
"Лудувал со автомобил на улица во Гостивар, завршил во полици?а"
.
gostivarpress.mk
.
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https://republika.mk/273681
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permanent dead link
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"Picture"
. 2001. Archived from
the original
on 7 November 2012
. Retrieved
15 July
2019
.
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"Macedonia's Trademark Police Cars Drive into History"
. 30 August 2012. Archived from
the original
on 2012-11-07.
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"Archived copy"
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. Archived from
the original
on 7 November 2012
. Retrieved
11 January
2022
.
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.
Curbside Classics
. Archived from
the original
on 2019-02-08.
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