Government Protection Bureau

Government Protection Bureau
Biuro Ochrony Rządu
Agency overview
Formed 1956
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Poland
Constituting instrument
  • The Government Protection Bureau Act

Agency executive
  • Col. Andrzej Pawlikowski
Parent agency Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration
Website
(in Polish) Official website

The Government Protection Bureau or Bureau of Government Protection (Polish: 'Biuro Ochrony Rządu, BOR ', Polish pronunciation: [ˈbjurɔ ɔˈxrɔnɨ ˈʐɔndu]) was Poland's equivalent of the United States Secret Service, providing antiterrorism and VIP security services for the Polish government. On February 1, 2018 the bureau has been disbanded and a new State Protection Service (Polish: 'Służba Ochrony Państwa, SOP') has been formed in its place, absorbing its manpower and functions (security of incumbent and former Presidents of Poland, high ranking state officials, institutions and Polish embassies and consulates abroad)[1].

Subjects of protection

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