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Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste
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'''Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste''' (PST), or ''Police Security Agency'', is a
Norway Norwegian Security Agency security agency, somewhat comparable to the
Britain British MI5. It was previously known as ''POT''.
It is funded by the
Justis- og Politidepartementet Ministry of Justice and the Police, and is unlike all other police services not a part of the
Politidirektoratet National Police Directorate, but the agency is under the direct scrutiny of the
Storting parliamentary ''Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs' Special Unit For Oversight of Intelligence, Surveillance and Security Agencies'', after it conducted unlawful political surveillance on national citizens during the
cold war.
The agency is responsible for the domestic security intelligence in Norway. Known operational departments include ''counterintelligence unit'', ''counterterrorism unit'', ''counterproliferation and organized crime unit'', ''counterextremism unit'', ''investigation unit'', ''surveillance unit'', ''technology unit'', ''security analysis unit'' and ''foreign citizens unit''.
The organization consists of ''Den Sentrale Enhet'' (central unit) that occupies the top floors in the
Oslo central police station, as well as individual police officers in all the police regions.
The organization is currently headed by the former Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice,
Jørn Holme.
External links
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http://www.pst.politiet.no
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Law on oversight of Intelligence, Surveillance and Security Agencies (Norwegian)
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Category:Intelligence agencies
Category:Government of Norway
Category:Law enforcement in Norway
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Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste
