Direcția Generală de Protecție Internă
Direcția Generală de Protecție Internă (General Directorate for Internal Security, DGPI) is the criminal intelligence agency of the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs.[1] It was created following the disbanding of UM 0215.[2]
| General Directorate for Internal Security Direcția Generală de Protecție Internă | |
|---|---|
| Common name | Doi și-un sfert ("Two and a quarter") |
| Abbreviation | DGPI |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2003 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Romania |
| Operations jurisdiction | Romania |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Bucharest |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Website | |
| http://www.dgpi.ro/ | |
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.[3]
Number of Employees
editIn November 2003, the DGPI had 2,400 employees.[4]
In 2006 the number of DGPI employees was 2,000 and in 2009 it reached 3,200.[5]
In 2016, before the dissolution, DGPI had 1800 employees.
Organization
editThe county sections of the DGPI are called the Information and Internal Protection Service (SIPI).[6]
Leadership
edit- August 2016 - present — Mihai Mărculescu
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Guvernul a decis ca DIPI să fie desființată și să fie înlocuită cu DGPI". Mediafax. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ DIPI. "Scurt Istoric". Retrieved 2016-11-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Obiectiv și priorități strategice Archived 2009-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, dgipi.mai.gov.ro, accesat la 5 January 2010
- ^ Duel Talpes - Ardelean, anuntat de un american, 5 November 2003, evz.ro, accesat la 13 May 2011
- ^ EDITORIALUL EVZ: 3.200 de spioni în slujba lui Geoană, 11 February 2009, evz.ro, accesat la 16 May 2011
- ^ Constanța: Șapte ofițeri ai Serviciului de Informații și Protecție Internă au fost avansați în grad, 2 February 2010, adevarul.ro, accessdate 12 May 2011