''Direcția Generală de Protecție Internă'' (General Directorate for Internal Security, DGPI) is the
criminal intelligence agency of the
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
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Ministry of Internal Affairs.
It was created following the disbanding of
UM 0215.
The objective of the Directorate-General for Information and Internal Protection is to know the risks, threats and vulnerabilities within the remit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ensure an effective approach and the integration of an operational situation, in order to enforce laws and uphold the rule of law and democracy.
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, dgipi.mai.gov.ro, accesat la 5 January 2010
Number of Employees
In November 2003, the DGPI had 2,400 employees.
5 November 2003, evz.ro, accesat la 13 May 2011
In 2006 the number of DGPI employees was 2,000 and in 2009 it reached 3,200.
11 February 2009, evz.ro, accesat la 16 May 2011
In 2016, before the dissolution, DGPI had 1800 employees.
Organization
The county sections of the DGPI are called the Information and Internal Protection Service (SIPI).
2 February 2010, adevarul.ro, accessdate 12 May 2011
Leadership
* August 2016 - present — Mihai Mărculescu
See also
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Foreign Intelligence Service (Romania)
The Foreign Intelligence Service (, SIE) is, under Law no. 1/1998, "the state body specialized in foreign intelligence concerning the national security and the safeguarding of Romania and its interests".
The SIE carries on its activity in keepi ...
(SIE)
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Serviciul de Telecomunicații Speciale (STS)
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Directia Generala de Informatii si Protectie Interna
Romanian intelligence agencies
Ministry of Administration and Interior (Romania)
National law enforcement agencies of Romania