East Timor intelligence services

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With Law 9/2008 of May 26th, 2008 the law on the "National Intelligence System" ( Portuguese Sistema Nacional de Inteligência ) was passed by the National Parliament of East Timor , thus creating the basis for the three intelligence services of East Timor .

East Timor has three intelligence services: the Serviço Nacional de Inteligência (SNI), the Serviço de Informações de Polícia (SIP) and the Sistema de Informações Militares (SIM). The previously existing predecessor of the SNI, the Serviço Nacional de Segurança do Estado (SNSE) was dissolved after the unrest in East Timor in 2006 .

Overview

Serviço Nacional de Inteligência

According to their mandate, the intelligence services support the state in its activities in the area of ​​state security by collecting, processing and passing on information that is necessary for maintaining independence and national sovereignty. They guarantee the country's internal and external security. The National Intelligence Service system should be able to assess situations relating to national security both internally and externally and to coordinate the work of the services effectively in order to multiply the forces. Functional links between the SNI, SIP and SIM are the Interministerial Commission for Internal Security (Comissão Interministerial de Segurança Interna) and the Technical Commission (Comissão Técnica) , the committee of the heads of the East Timorese intelligence services chaired by the General Director of the SNI.

The intelligence services are strictly subordinate to the Constitution and the law. The rights and fundamental freedoms of citizens must be respected, the will of the political leadership and the administrative hierarchy set limits. Law 09/2008 regulates the national intelligence service system and the tasks of the military and police intelligence services. Ordinance 03/2009 deals with the SNI.

The supervisory board of the National Intelligence Service System ( Portuguese Conselho de Fiscalização do Sistema Nacional de Inteligência ) is responsible for monitoring the intelligence services . One of the three members is appointed by the president , the other two are elected by the national parliament with an absolute majority. The term of office of the commissioners is five years. Every citizen is free to turn to the Supervisory Board with complaints.

The services' priorities include the unresolved issues relating to the February 11, 2008 attack in Dili , missing police weapons and prisoners escaping from prison.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Jornal da República : Lei do Parlamento 09/2008 , accessed on May 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ SNI: História , accessed on May 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ Jornal da República : Lei do parlamento 02/2010, Artigo 39.º , accessed on May 2, 2017.
  4. ^ A b Fundasaun Mahein (FM): Is Timor-Leste's Intelligence Service Succeeding? , March 17, 2014 , accessed May 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ a b c Jornal da República : Decreto-Lei 03/2009 , accessed on May 2, 2017.