General Commissariat of Information

General Commissariat
of Information
Comisaría General de Información
Emblem of the General Commissariat
of Information
Agency overview
Formed March 13, 1986 (1986-03-13)
Jurisdiction Spain
Headquarters Madrid, Spain
Agency executive
Website www.policia.es

The General Commissariat of Information (CGI) (Spanish: Comisaría General de Información) is a intelligence service within the National Police Corps of Spain responsible for the collection, processing and distribution of the information collected by the CNP. 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

References

  1. ↑ Presentation of CGI
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