Romanian Special Forces - SPIR video

'Romanian Police Special Forces : SPIR'

The Special Rapid Intervention Service is the name of the much-expanded DPIR structure in Bucharest. The Bucharest Police Department (DGPMB) uses SPIR for public order operations. Agressive people under the influence of alcohol, street fighting and the daily bloody battles performed by a certain ethnic minority in Romania have become a reggular picture at the outskirts of Bucharest. Policemen or reggular Jandarmery officers that were sent to calm things down got beaten to death, stabbed, lynched and even shot before by members of that population segment. SPIR was created in 1999 by Constantin Dudu Ionescu, at that time the Minister of the Interior, with the very purpose to combat these criminal elements and restore order in a city that is now slowly becoming what it used to be in the past: the little Paris, or Paris of the East.

Its highly trained fighters intervene only in the most difficult missions encountered anywhere in the territory of Romania. Very dangerous criminals, armed robberies, vehicle hi-jacking, hostage taking and until now Ministry of the Interior VIP protection are their specialities.

SPIR fighters train daily in the gym, as well as in the firing range. As the service grew rapidly by admitting new and young personnel, the veterans of the now-renamed DIAS from Bucharest have chosen to wear their old uniforms. As such, members in black suits marked with both SPIR and DIAS can be seen during operations.

Antrenament mascati SPIR ( Serviciul Special al Politiei pentru Interventie Rapida )