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Norwegian Police Security Service

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Domestic intelligence service in Norway
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Law enforcement agency
Norwegian Police Security Service
Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste
PST Emblem
PST Emblem
AbbreviationPST
Agency overview
Formed1937
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNorway
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Protection of international or domesticVIPs, protection of significant state assets.
Operational structure
HeadquartersOslo
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Justice and Public Security
Website
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TheNorwegian Police Security Service (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste (PST),Politiets tryggingsteneste (PTT)) is the policesecurity agency ofNorway. The agency was previously known asPOT (Politiets overvåkningstjeneste or Police Surveillance Agency), the name change was decided by theParliament of Norway on 2 June 2001.[1]

History and organization

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The service was established in 1937 by direction of theMinistry of Justice led byTrygve Lie.[2] It is responsible for monitoring and maintaining interior security in Norway. Known operational departments includecounterintelligence unit,counterterrorism unit,counterproliferation and organized crime unit,counterextremism unit,investigation unit,surveillance unit,technology unit,security analysis unit andforeign citizens unit. In addition, PST is in charge of all VIP protection domestically and abroad[3] except for the royal family, which has its ownindependent escort service.

PST is, unlike all ordinary police services, not subordinated to theNational Police Directorate, but placed directly under theMinistry of Justice and Public Security. The agency is monitored by theNorwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee, after the debates concerning theLund Report.

PST headquarters.

The organization consists ofDen sentrale enhet (central unit) which is located inNydalen,Oslo, as well as regional offices in all the police regions.[4]

Directors

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This is a list of the directors of the agency.[5]

References

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  1. ^"Lov om endringer i politiloven (overvåkingstjenestens oppgaver m.v.)" [Act on amendments to the Police Act (tasks of the surveillance service, etc.)].Stortinget (in Norwegian). 2000-12-15. Retrieved2019-08-12.
  2. ^"Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste - Endringshistorie - Forvaltningsdatabasen" [Police Security Service - History of Change - Administration Database].Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD) (in Norwegian). Retrieved2019-08-12.
  3. ^"Tema" [Theme].PST (in Norwegian). Retrieved2019-08-12.
  4. ^"Kontorer" [Offices].PST (in Norwegian). Retrieved2019-08-12.
  5. ^Jonassen, Arild M. (9 August 1997). "Turbulent tjeneste" [Turbulent service].Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 15.
  6. ^"Ledelsen" [Management].PST (in Norwegian). Retrieved2019-08-12.
  7. ^"Beate Gangås ny sjef PST" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Government. Retrieved30 October 2022.

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