State Intelligence Services
The State Intelligence Services (SIS) is the intelligence service of the West African state of Gambia . Until the change of government in 2017, the agency was known as the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) .
history
National Intelligence Agency
The NIA, which was established in 1995, is subordinate to the Interior Minister of Gambia ( English Secretary of State for the Interior ) and reports directly to the President . The secret service is responsible for protecting the state security, gathering information and conducting undercover investigations. From December 2006 Pa Jallow was the general director of the NIA, he was replaced by Malamin Jarju in November 2007 .
According to observations by Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders , among others , the NIA is acting arbitrarily and only with limited respect for human rights and significantly restricts the freedom of the press . Especially organs of the press and media became the target of the NIA. Journalists, civil rights activists and members of the opposition were threatened and in some cases imprisoned without charge.
The NIA Abdoulie Sey, editor-in-chief of The Independent, is said to have been arrested in 2003 and the broadcaster Citizen FM to have been shut down by the authorities in February 1998 after broadcasting a report on suspicion of corruption against a senior NIA official.
State Intelligence Services
With the change of government in 2017, in which Yahya Jammeh lost the majority in the December 2016 presidential elections , the new President Adama Barrow announced in a press release on February 1, 2017 that the agency would be renamed State Intelligence Services. At the same time he announced reforms so that the SIS should only deal with the recording and analysis in order to protect the Gambia from external and internal threats. Detention that is not in conformity with the constitution is prohibited. Furthermore, vehicles that do not have an official license plate are no longer allowed to move on Gambia's roads.
As general manager, Barrow put Musa Dibba , who succeeds Yankuba Badjie . As of February 13, 2017, Ousman Sowe was appointed as the new General Manager.
| Term of office | Official | annotation |
|---|---|---|
| National Security Service | ||
| ? | Daba Marenah († 2006) | Director General of the NSS (1st term) |
| ? | Harry Sambou | Director General of the NSS (1st term) |
| ? | Lamin Bo Badjie ( Momodou Lamin Bo Badjie ) | Director General of the NSS |
| ? | Pa Jallow (* around 1945; † 2008) | Director General of the NSS (1st term) |
| Conversion to National Intelligence Agency | ||
| 1994 to 1998 | Samba D. Bah (1948-2008) | Director General of the NIA |
| 2000 to 2002 | Kebba Ceesay (1938-2009) | Director General of the NIA |
| from 2002 | Abdoulie Kujabi | Director General of the NIA |
| ? | Ousman Sowe | Director General of the NIA (1st term) |
| 2003 to 2006 | Daba Marenah († 2006) | Director General of the NIA (2nd term) |
| 2006 | Harry Sambou | Director General of the NIA (2nd term) |
| 2006 | Momodou Hydara | Director General of the NIA |
| 2006 to 2007 | Pa Jallow (* around 1945; † 2008) | Director General of the NIA (2nd term) |
| from 2007 to 2008 | Malamin Jarju ( Malamin Jarjue ) | Director General of the NIA |
| 2008 to 2008 | Benedict Jammeh (1957-2018) | Director General of the NIA |
| 2008 to 2009 | Modou Lamin Badjie | Director General of the NIA |
| 2009 to 2012 | Numo Kujabi (1969-2014) | Director General of the NIA |
| 2012 to 2013 | Lamin Saine (* 1947) | Director General of the NIA |
| 2013 to 2017 | Yankuba Badjie | Director General of the NIA |
| Conversion into State Intelligence Services | ||
| 2017 | Musa Dibba | Director General of SIS |
| since 2017 | Ousman Sowe | Director General of SIS (2nd term) |
Individual evidence
- ^ The New NIA Boss The Point , Nov. 1, 2007
- ^ NIA renamed SIS - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved February 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Gambia: Breaking News: Veteran Intelligence Officer Musa Dibba Is the New Head Of The SIS - Freedom Newspaper. In: freedomnewspaper.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017 (American English).
- ^ Ousman Sowe is new SIS Director General - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Accessed February 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Gambia: As Kebba Ceesay Retires NIA Get New Director General . July 23, 2002 ( allafrica.com ).
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