Military Police assess their activity in 2019

Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš today attended the Annual Meeting of Military Police (MP) Commanders in Vlkanová. As part of the Training Year 2019 (TY19) Assessment, Minister Gajdoš praised the results of military policemen in eliminating crime across Defence, their deployments in response to exceptional emergencies and participation in EU, NATO and UN missions and operations.

Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “Military Police is an important part of the Ministry of Defence in the field of security, protection and prevention, while thanks to its wide range of capabilities it is also a significant partner of the SVK Police Corps.” He reminded that last year military policemen were deployed on patrolling operations during the International Ice Hockey Championship in Bratislava and Košice and over the festive season. They also participated in supporting international events in Slovakia such as the Bucharest 9 (B9) Presidents Meeting, V4 + Benelux Parliamentary Chairmen Meeting, and the OSCE Meeting held under the SVK OSCE Chairmanship.

Head of the MOD also praised the high manning levels in the SVK Military Police. “Last year, too, we took several significant measures to stabilise high quality personnel not just in the Armed Forces, but in the SVK Military Police as well, especially through the historically highest Service pay increase and improvements in the provision of equipment and clothing for service personnel and military policemen,” he said. In the case of the SVK MP, this was mainly about the replacement of vehicles and the deliveries of pistols and submachine guns with accessories, radio systems, road spike strips, hand-held battering rams, batons and paralyzers.