The National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (

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''Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid''), abbreviated as NCTV, is the principal Dutch counter-terrorism unit. It was established in January 2005 as the ''Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding'' (NCTb); the unit was enlarged and renamed in October 2012. The NCTV is under the responsibility of the Minister of Justice and Security,

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, who in 2022 succeeded

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. In charge of the safety of

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, it also analyses

terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...

threats to determine the threat level (minimal, limited, substantial or critical) in the

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. It therefore works closely with the

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(AIVD) and Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD).

History

The unit was involved in the investigation of

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, an attempted in-flight bomb attack that occurred on 25 December 2009 and originated at

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Heads

The head of the NCTV unit is appointed by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations after the approval of the

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, as every senior civil servant is in the Netherlands. The following people have served as head of the Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid unit: * Tjibbe Joustra (27 April 2004 – 1 January 2009); * Erik Akerboom (1 April 2009 – 1 December 2012); *

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(1 March 2013 – 19 November 2018); * Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg (since 1 February 2019).

References

External links

*
Official website (English version)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nationaal Coordinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid Non-military counterterrorist organizations National law enforcement agencies of the Netherlands Dutch intelligence agencies