Rapid Police Unit

The Rapid Police Unit (Azerbaijani: Çevik Polis Alayı), formally Separate Rapid Police Unit (Əlahiddə Çevik Polis Alayı), is the tier two police tactical unit within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic that specialized in quick response to emergencies with SWAT unit tactics.

The unit is headquartered in Baku, at 69 Nobel Avenue.

As of 2019, the unit commander is Sahlab Bagirov, who succeeded Zaur Abdullayev in that capacity.

On 31 July 2006 the unit was incorporated into the Ministry of Internal Affairs, becoming able to operate on a country level.

[3] The Rapid Police Unit was used to disperse the 2019 Baku protests, among others.