OMON (Belarus)
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This article is about the Belarusian special police force. For the Russian special police force, see OMON.
OMON (Russian: Отряд милиции особого назначения, romanized: Otryad militsii osobogo naznachenia, [ɐˈtrʲat mʲɪˈlʲit͡sɨ.ɪ ɐˈsobəvə nəznɐˈt͡ɕenʲɪjə], lit. 'Special Purpose Police Detachment') or AMAP (Belarusian: Атрад міліцыі асобага прызначэння, romanized: Atrad milicyji asobaha pryznačennia, [aˈtrat mʲiˈlʲit͡sɨ.i aˈsobaɣa prɨznaˈt͡ʂenʲːa]) is a Belarusian law enforcement force under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus (MUS).
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OMON/AMAP | |
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Russian: ОМОН Belarusian: АМАП | |
Active | 3 October 1988 |
Country | Belarus |
Agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Type | Riot Police |
Headquarters | Minsk |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Viktor Krautsevich |
Notable commanders | Nikolay Karpenkov Uladzimir Navumau |
Notables | |
Significant operation(s) | 2010 Belarusian protests 2011 Minsk Metro bombing 2020–2021 Belarusian protests |
Anniversaries | 22 November |
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OMON is part of the MUS's Patrol Service, and is considered to be the republic's riot police. Members of OMON wear balaclavas in order to keep their identity secret and avoid reprisals by the opposition.[1]