General Commissariat of Information
| Comisaría General de Información | |
 Emblem of the General Commissariat of Information | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | March 13, 1986 |
| Jurisdiction | Spain |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
| Employees | Classified |
| Annual budget | Classified |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Interior |
| Website | www.policia.es |
The General Commissariat of Information (CGI) (Spanish: Comisaría General de Información) is an intelligence service within the National Police Corps of Spain responsible for the collection, processing and distribution of the information collected by the CNP. It is also named colloquially the secret police, though in Spain the name of secret police is usually used to any police officer in plainclothes. Its activity is fundamental for the security of the State, since it focuses mainly on the fight against terrorism.[1]
History[]
The General Commissariat of Information was created along with the National Police Corps and assumed the competences of the old Central Brigade of Information (BCI). According to the agreements of the Council of Ministers, this service has the rank of secret, and his structure, budget, resources, procedures and agents can not be revealed.
TEDAX[]
The General Commissariat of Information depends the special unit called TEDAX-NRBQ. TEDAX are the Spanish organization that organizes the personnel trained in bomb disposal.
See also[]
- General Commissariat of Judiciary Police
- Spanish Intelligence Community
- National Intelligence Center
References[]
- 1986 establishments in Spain
- Government agencies established in 1986
- National law enforcement agencies of Spain
- Spanish intelligence agencies
- Government agencies of Spain