Military Intelligence (Czech Republic)
| Vojenské zpravodajství | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1919 |
| Jurisdiction | Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic |
| Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Defense |
| Website | http://vzcr.cz |
Military Intelligence (MI) Czech: Vojenské zpravodajství is the military intelligence service of the Czech Republic with activities in such fields as Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Signal Intelligence (SIGINT), Open Sources Intelligence (OSINT). The agency also procures intelligence from co-operation with two or more intelligence agencies at a time. While MI intelligence activities are directed all around the world, most activities are focused on so called "crisis regions" such as the Balkans, the Middle East, Afghanistan – Pakistan, Commonwealth of Independent States and Africa. In the past, MI has cooperated with several intelligence agencies such as Security Information Service, Office for Foreign Relations and Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Police of the Czech Republic, General Customs Directorate.[1]
Czech Military Intelligence also predicted Annexation of Crimea and development of Ukraine. MI also reported that Russia is trying to change internal political situation in post-Soviet states where the most successful change was in Ukraine.[2]
Director
The current director of MI is Colonel Jan Beroun who was born in 1962. He graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, USA. He became director of MI on 22th October 2014. He is skilled in English and passive speaker in Russian.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Report on The Activities of Military Intelligence in The Year 2009, Retrieved 5/02/2011.
- ^ Czech intelligence predicted Russian annexation of Crimea, Retrieved 2/04/2015.
- ^ Director of Military Intelligence - Colonel Jan Beroun, Retrieved 28/03/2015.
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