Special Support Unit

Special Support Unit is a special police unit in North Macedonia.[1]

Special Support Unit Посебна Единица за Поддршка
Patch of Rapid Deployment Unit
Abbreviation	SSU (Macedonian: (ПЕП))
Agency overview
Formed	June 5, 2014
Employees	115
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	North Macedonia
Legal jurisdiction	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Governing body	Government of North Macedonia
Operational structure
Overviewed by	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Headquarters	Skopje
Elected officer responsible	Mitko Chavkov, Ministry of Internal Affairs
Parent agency	Government of North Macedonia
Website
www.mvr.gov.mk

The Special Support Unit is made up of regular police officers who, when necessary, support other units like the Rapid Deployment Unit, SAU Tigers, Alpha, etc.

Physical fitness is a requirement for PEP, more so than for other police officers. They don't have a base; instead, they work as regular police officers in the stations, wearing camouflage as necessary. They are more trained than regular police officers, but not as well as Rapid Deployment Unit, SAU Tigers and Alpha. PEP members are physically fitter than ordinary police officers, which is the fundamental distinction between the PEP and the police. When their service is complete, a significant portion of the members from Rapid Deployment Unit, SAU Tigers and Alpha transfer to this unit.