State Authority For The Protection Of The Constitution

	State Authority For The Protection Of The Constitution The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution (german: Landesbehörde für Verfassungsschutz; ) is a state-level security agency in Germany. In seven federal states of Germany, it is a semi-independent agency called and reports to the state's interior ministry. In the nine remaining federal states, it is organized as a division within the state's interior ministry. The following states, mostly Western German, have a detached : * * Bayerisches Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz * * * * * Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz Sachsen The following nine states, both in the East and West part, have a division within each state Interior Ministry handling constitutional protection: * * * * * * * * * See also * List of intelligence agencies of Germany List of intelligence agencies of Germany: Currently active * Federal Intelligence Service (BND) (in german: Bundesnachrichtendienst): foreign and military intelligence * Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Security Agency A security agency is a governmental organization that conducts intelligence activities for the internal security of a nation. They are the domestic cousins of foreign intelligence agencies, and typically conduct counterintelligence to thwart other countries' foreign intelligence efforts. For example, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the internal intelligence, security and law enforcement agency, while the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an external intelligence service, which deals primarily with intelligence collection overseas. A similar relationship exists in Britain between MI5 and MI6. The distinction, or overlap, between security agencies, national police, and gendarmerie organizations varies by country. For example, in the United States, one organization, the FBI, is a national police, an internal security agency, and a counterintelligence agency. In other countries, separate agencies exist, although the nature of their work causes them to int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Western German The old states of Germany (german: die alten Länder) is a jargon referring to the ten of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) that were part of West Germany and that unified with the eastern German Democratic Republic's 5 states, which are given the contrasting term New states of Germany. Usage of this terminology usually excludes one other state, Berlin, conterminous with the capital city of the reunified nation which used to be divided, with its western part linked with West Germany. The old states are Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and Schleswig-Holstein. The state of Berlin, the result of a merger between East and West Berlin, is usually not considered one of the old states although West Berlin was associated with the Federal Republic of Germany, but its status was disputed because of the Four Power Agreement on Berlin. Demographics In the old states, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bayerisches Landesamt Für Verfassungsschutz The Bayerisches Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BayLfV, "Bavarian Office for the Protection of the Constitution") is the domestic intelligence agency of the Free State of Bavaria. Its main function is the observation and surveillance of anti-constitutional activities in Bavaria. The Office is subordinate to the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior. It cooperates with the federal agency, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, and the 15 other state agencies. It has around 450 employees, and its headquarters is in Munich. Its work is governed by a state law, the Bayerisches Verfassungsschutzgesetz. The Office monitors political extremists from the left and the right, Islamist extremists and scientology Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It has been variously defined as a cult, a business, or a new religious movement. The most recent published census data indi .... It is also tasked with the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Landesamt Für Verfassungsschutz Sachsen The (State Office for the Protection of the Constitution Saxony) is the domestic intelligence agency of the Germany, German federal state of Saxony. Its main function is the observation and surveillance of anti-constitutional activities in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The office is subordinate to the Saxon Ministry of State for the Interior. It cooperates with the federal agency, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, and the 15 other Federal states of Germany, state agencies. With currently 187 employees, the office is based in Dresden. Its work is governed by a state law. The office monitors extremism, extremist activities by the far-right, the far-left, as well as "foreigner extremism" including Islamism, and espionage activities. References External links * Publications of the Landesamt {{DEFAULTSORT:Landesamt fur Verfassungsschutz Sachsen Office for the Protection of the Constitution Government of Saxony Dresden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Intelligence Agencies Of Germany List of intelligence agencies of Germany: Currently active Federal Intelligence Service (BND) (in german: Bundesnachrichtendienst): foreign and military intelligence Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) (german: Militärischer Abschirmdienst, links=no): (defensive) counterintelligence within the Bundeswehr and the Federal Ministry of Defence. Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) (german: Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, links=no): national domestic intelligence State Offices for the Protection of the Constitution (LfV) (german: Landesbehörden für Verfassungsschutz, links=no): domestic intelligence for the 16 subnational states Besides that there are several other military and civilian agencies in Germany which do not have the status of an intelligence service, but have certain responsibilities similar to those of intelligence services or include close cooperation with German intelligence services: * Strategic Reconnaissance Command (KSA) (ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]