Directorate of Securing Classified Information

The Directorate of Securing Classified Information (Albanian: Drejtoria e Sigurimit të Informacionit të Klasifikuar – DSIK) is an agency of the Albanian government responsible for drafting policies and procedures for the provision of information classified as "state secret". Established based on law no. 8457, dated 11.2.1999 "On information classified as state secret" but later amended, the agency is a subordinate institution of the Prime Minister's Office.[1]

Directorate of Securing Classified Information
Drejtoria e Sigurimit të Informacionit të Klasifikuar
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Government agency overview
Formed14 February 2001
(23 years ago)
 (2001-02-14)
JurisdictionCouncil of Ministers
HeadquartersBulevardi “Dëshmorët e 4 Shkurtit”, Tirana, Albania
Minister responsible
Government agency executive
  • Altin Jani, Director General
Websitewww.nsa.gov.al

Overview

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The Directorate of Securing Classified Information (DSIK) was created by order no. 742, dated 14.2.2001 of the Prime Minister. Originally tasked with drafting policies, programs and procedures for the provision of information classified as "state secret", the directorate has in later years contributed to the alignment of legislation conforming to NATO security standards on classified information by establishing a Registry System for the exchange of NATO classified information.[2]

In 2016, the DSIK, pursuant to law no. 84/2016 "On the transitional re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania", as a supervising authority became part of an important judicial process, where in collaboration with other relevant vetting institutions, examined the biographies of judges and prosecutors using three criteria: the legality of their assets; their professional standing; their possible links to organized crime.

Directors

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No. Name
Term in office
1 Bajram Ibraj 2001 2004
2 Shyqyri Dekavelli 2004 2014
3 Arben Seferi 2014 2017
4 Dorian Tola 2017 2024
5 Altin Jani 2024 Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ "Institucionet në varësi". kryeministria.al. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Historiku i DSIK". nsa.gov.al. Drejtoria e Sigurimit të Informacionit të Klasifikuar.