The Danish Security and Intelligence Service
Politiets Efterretningstjeneste
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Logo of The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET)
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Agency overview
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Formed
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1939
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Preceding agency
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Det sønderjyske Politiadjudantur
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Jurisdiction
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Government of Denmark
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Headquarters
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Århus and Odense
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Employees
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780 (2010) [1]
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Annual budget
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800 mio. Kr.
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Minister responsible
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Agency executive
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Parent agency
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Ministry of Justice of Denmark
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Website
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The Danish Security and Intelligence Service
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Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) (Danish:The Intelligence Service of the Police, official name in English: The Danish Security and Intelligence Service, abbreviated DSIS) is the national security intelligence agency of Denmark. The agency focuses solely upon domestic security while foreign intelligence operations is handled by Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste – an intelligence branch under the Danish military.
The stated overall purpose of PET is to "prevent, investigate and counter operations and activities that pose or may pose a threat to the preservation of Denmark as a free, democratic and safe country."[2]
Contents
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Operations 1
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Organization 2
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Supervision and oversight 3
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Criticism and public relations 4
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People with PET bodyguards 5
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See also 6
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References 7
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External links 8
Operations
The three main duties of the PET are counter terrorism, counter extremism and counter espionage.[3]
Counter terrorism does not only encompass stopping terrorist attacks upon Denmark and Danish interests but also to ensure Denmark isn’t used as a base of operations for carrying out terrorist attacks in and against other countries.[4] Furthermore PET attempt to gather evidence to ensure that terrorists are prosecuted. Denmark is obliged by UN and EU resolutions to support other states in prosecuting terrorists.[4]
Aside from the three main areas PET also provides counselling to Danish companies on how to avoid espionage (but is only directly involved in countering industrial espionage if an agency of a foreign government is involved).[5][6] It has a role as national security advisor to the Danish government, public authorities and other branches of the police along with a number of other activities common to domestic security organisations.[7]
PET also provides bodyguards for Danish royalty, politicians and other persons.[8]
Organization
PET is a part of the Danish police but reports directly to the Minister of Justice.[9]
The headquarters is in [9]
Supervision and oversight
Several organs oversee PET in order to make sure the agency does not misuse its powers.
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Ministry of Justice.
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The parliamentary budget committee (Rigsrevisionen) has oversight and supervision with the budgets.
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The Wamberg committee has oversight and supervision with the registration of people.
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Parliamentary intelligence agencies control committee, that consist of five members, from each of the five biggest parties.
Besides those listed the agency is also under the control of the Courts of Denmark (which has to approve many special steps of investigation, e.g. wire-tapping.)
Criticism and public relations
PET was criticised in the late 1990s for being closed to the public and has tried to counter these claims by adopting a more open approach. Thus PET has taken to maintain a website explaining its overall aims and obligations and publishing an annual public report surveying extremist activities in Denmark and the threat level to national domestic security (albeit only in a very overall fashion).[10]
Following a report into the 2015 Copenhagen shootings, Jens Madsen resigned.[11]
People with PET bodyguards
PET does not comment on whom they offer specific bodyguard protection. However, it is publicly established that the following people are under permanent protection:
These people have formerly had full-time protection but their current protection level is unknown:
See also
References
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^ Politiets Efterretningstjeneste løfter flig af sløret for sin økonomi
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^ PET: Welcome to The Danish Security and Intelligence Service
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^ PET: Arbejdsområder
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^ a b PET: Kontraterrorisme
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^ PET: Kontraspionage
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^ Pet: Faq
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^ PET: Sikkerhed
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^ PET: Personbeskyttelse
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^ a b PET: Organisation
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^ PET: Publikationer mv
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^ "Danish intelligence chief steps down after criticism". AFP/Yahoo. 6 May 2015.
External links
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Official website (English)
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Foreign intelligence agencies
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Domestic intelligence agencies
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Argentina: SIDE
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Australia: ASIO
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Azerbaijan: MTN
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Bangladesh: SB
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Belarus: KGB RB
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Belgium: VS/SE
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: SIPA
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Brazil: ABIN
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Brunei: IRD
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Canada: CSIS
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Chile: ANI
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China: MSS
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Croatia: SOA
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Czech Republic: BIS
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Denmark: PET
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Egypt: Al Watani
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Estonia: KAPO
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Finland: SUPO
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France: DGSI
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Germany: BfV
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Ghana: GPS, CID
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Greece: EYP
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Hungary: AH
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India: IB, CBI, NSC, AIRMS
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Iran: IRGC, PAVA
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Republic of Ireland: CSB, SDU, NSU
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Israel: Shin Bet
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Italy: AISI
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Kazakhstan: NSC
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Kenya: NIS
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Latvia: DP
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Lithuania: STT
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Republic of Macedonia: IA
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Malaysia: SB
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Japan: NPA
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PSIA
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Netherlands: NCTb
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New Zealand: NZSIS
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Nigeria: SSS
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Norway: PST
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Oman: ISS
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Pakistan: IB, FIA
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Philippines: NBI
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Poland: ABW
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Portugal: SIS
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Romania: SRI
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Russia: FSB
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Serbia: BIA
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Singapore: ISD
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South Africa: NIA
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South Korea: SPO
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Sri Lanka: SIS
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Sweden: SÄPO
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Switzerland: NDB
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Syria: GSD
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Taiwan: MJIB
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Thailand: ISOC, DSI
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Turkey: KDGM
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Ukraine: SBU
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United Kingdom: Security Service (MI5), NDEDIU, NCA, NBIS
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United States: FBI
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Uzbekistan: SNB
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Venezuela: SEBIN
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Vietnam: TC5
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Zimbabwe CIO
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Military intelligence agencies
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Signals intelligence agencies
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Imagery intelligence agencies
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