State Protection Service
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| State Protection Service Służba Ochrony Państwa | |
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| Abbreviation | SOP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2018 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Poland and abroad on official state visits of VIPs |
| Website | |
| https://www.sop.gov.pl/pl/ | |
The State Protection Service (Polish: Służba Ochrony Państwa [ˈswuʐ.ba ɔˈxrɔ.nɘ ˈpaɲ.stfa]) is a Polish uniformed service which provides VIP security for the Polish government.[1] It was formed on 1 February 2018 as a successor to the Government Protection Bureau.[2]
History
[edit]On 8 December 2017, the Parliament passed the Law on the State Protection Service, the Senate approved it without amendments on 21 December, and on 11 January 2018, the President signed it.[3]
Subjects of protection
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- President of the Republic of Poland and his family
- Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland and his family
- First Lady of Poland
- Marshal of the Sejm
- Marshal of the Senate
- Deputy Prime Ministers
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Minister of Interior and Administration
- Minister of National Defence
- Former Presidents
- Former Prime Ministers
- Other individuals by decree of the Minister of Interior
- Foreign heads of state, governments, representatives, and diplomats while on Polish soil
Gallery
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Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki surrounded in the back by SOP officers -
SOP motorcade -
President Andrzej Duda surrounded by SOP officers.
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External links
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Media related to State Protection Service (Poland) at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ Państwa, Służba Ochrony. "Przeznaczenie i zadania". Służba Ochrony Państwa (in Polish). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę". www.tvp.info (in Polish). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę". 11 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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