The word '' žandarmerija '' is a French loanword ( " gendarmerie " ) , and is pronounced " zhandarmeriya " . The Žandarmerija corps date back to the Principality of Serbia , established on June 28 , 1860 , and originally consisted of 120 officers . It was disbanded after World War II and was restored in 2001 by the reorganization of the irregular " Special Police Unit " ( , PJP ) . This was accomplished by an act issued by the Minister of Interior Dušan Mihajlović . One of its first major assignments was capturing the suspects in the assassination of prime minister Zoran Đinđić
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Assassination of Zoran Đinđić
Gendarmery (Serbia)