Georgian Defence Ministry marks Military Police Day
The Georgian Military Police Department became a partner of the NATO Multinational Military Police Battalion in December 2020. Photo: mod.gov.ge.
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Major General Giorgi Matiashvili, the Chief of the Georgian Defence Forces, on Wednesday congratulated employees of the Military Police Department of the Ministry on their professional day and awarded those in service.
Matiashvili praised the role of Military Police in the country’s Defence Forces, the Ministry said, and presented service medals and certificates of appreciation.
Development of the Military Police has been one of the initiatives envisaged by the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package, with the Ministry saying relevant reforms had made the Department compatible with the alliance.
The MoD also said MP units had become capable of supporting the GDF’s manoeuvring units in both discipline-related objectives and combat tasks.
The Georgian Military Police Department became a partner of the NATO Multinational Military Police Battalion in December 2020.
The Military Police of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia has become a partner of the NATO Multinational Military Police Battalion, in a move that brings it closer to full membership in the alliance structure.
Starting from 2020 Georgia will join the NATO Multinational Military Policy Battalion, composed of military police units of Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.
The Battalion, or its elements, were allowed to be deployed from 2013 to any area of NATO operations where the need arises for coordinated multi-national police activities.