Criminal Investigation Group
The purpose of the Criminal Investigation Group is planning, organization and execution of tasks and activities of crime suppression in the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces.
Criminal Investigation Group is an organizational unit of the Military Police Directorate of the Serbian Armed Forces. It consists of the Operational Affairs Group, General Affairs Group and four Centres.
The Centres of the Criminal Investigation Group are located in Belgrade (1st and 2nd Centre), Novi Sad (3rd Centre), and Nis (4th Centre).
The personnel of the Centres perform tasks of preventing, discovering and resolving criminal acts in the Ministry of Defence and Serbian Armed Forces in their areas of responsibility. They operate through administering powers defined by the Law on the Serbian Armed Forces, Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia and the Act on Police.
Tasks of the CIG
CIG performs the prevention, detection and documentation of criminal acts in accordance with the requests of the responsible prosecutor, and technical and other expert support to the Military Security Agency, as required.
The Criminal Investigation Group cooperates with competent prosecutor offices and courts and acts on their requests in accordance with the prescribed powers.
Also, in performing its tasks, the Criminal Investigation Group directly cooperates with the Ministry of Interior, the Military Security Agency of the Ministry of Defence, commands, units and institutions of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces and other government organizations and institutions.
Background of the CIG
Criminal Investigation Group was established by the decision of the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Serbia on May 10, 2006. Through nearly a decade of existence, the unit has been performing a wide range of tasks in the field of crime suppression. By taking technical and operative measures, the Criminal Investigation Group personnel have discovered and documented many crimes and provided relevant prosecutors with valid information for processing perpetrators.
Contact Information
Garrison Belgrade
Address: 33, Kneza Miloša St., 11 000 Belgrade
Phone: +381 (0) 11 3201-146
Fax: +381 (0) 11 3201-259
Garrison Novi Sad
Address: 24, Avijatičarska St., 21 000 Novi Sad
Phone: +381 (0) 21 4835-338
Fax: +381 (0) 21 4835-335
Garrison Niš
Address: Čegarska St., 18 000 Niš
Phone +381 (0) 18 555-866
Fax: +381 (0) 18 555-658