1990 - 2001

29-01-2001 Following the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, the Regulations of the Police Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs were approved
27-10-2000 The Law on the Police Activity was passed
02-10-1998 The eightieth anniversary of the establishment of the Lithuanian Police. A new flag of the police was consecrated
1997 The Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was reorganised into the Police Department at the Ministry of Internal Affairs
10-1995 At the conference of IP A in Vienna the Lithuanian Department was officially accepted into the International Association of Police
10-1993 The Association of the Lithuanian Police was established
30-11-1991 Lithuania's membership in the international police organisation Interpol was restored. The Interpol Lithuanian National Bureau (ILNB) was established
31-07-1991 Police and customs employees were killed in Medininkai border post
1991 A new emblem of the police was approved. On October 2, the flag of the police was consecrated in the Arch-Cathedral
04-04-1991 The Rapid Response Team ARAS was established
30-01-1991 The bodies of the interior system in Lithuania were named to police units of cities and districts
30-01-1991 The militia sub-unit of the special purpose OMON was abolished by the decree of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
11-12-1990 The Law on Police was passed
Last updated: 12-09-2017