Politiets Efterretningstjeneste | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1939 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Denmark |
Headquarters | Søborg, Århus and Odense |
Employees | 780 (2010)[1] |
Annual budget | 800 million Kr. |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Justice of Denmark |
Website | The Danish Security and Intelligence Service |
Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) (literally: Police Intelligence Service, official name in English: Danish Security and Intelligence Service, or DSIS) is the national security and intelligence agency of Denmark. The agency focuses solely on national security, and foreign intelligence operations are handled by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service, the foreign intelligence service administered by the Danish Royal Defense.
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]
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