State Protection Service

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. It was formed on 1 February 2018 as a successor to the Government Protection Bureau.

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State Protection Service Służba Ochrony Państwa

Abbreviation	SOP
Agency overview
Formed	2018
Preceding agency	Government Protection Bureau
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

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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.

External links

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Media related to State Protection Service (Poland) at Wikimedia Commons

References

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^ 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.

v t e Polish intelligence agencies
Civil	Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) Foreign Intelligence Agency (AW) Internal Security Agency (ABW) National Police Headquarters (KGP) Bureau of Criminal Intelligence and Information (BWiIK) Corresponding departments of the Voivodeship Police Commands Central Investigations Bureau of the Police (CBŚP) Operations and Investigations Directorate of the Border Guard Headquarters (ZOŚ KGSG) Tax and Customs Service (SCS) General Inspector of Financial Information (GIIF) State Protection Service (SOP)
Military	Military Intelligence Service (SWW) Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW) Polish IMINT Centre (ORO) 12th Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Base (12.BBSP) National Centre for Cyberspace Security (NCBC) Criminal Directorate of the Military Gendarmerie Headquarters (ZK KGŻW) Reconnaissance Group of 3rd Ship Flotilla (gOR 3.FO) Centre for Radioelectronic Combat Reconnaissance and Support ″Lieutenant Colonel Jan Kowalewski″ (CRiWWRE) 2nd Przasnysz Radioelectronic Reconnaissance Regiment (2.ORel) 6th Oliwa Radioelectronic Reconnaissance Regiment ″Admiral Arendt Dickman″ (6.ORel) Military Unit NIL "Brigadier General August Emil Fieldorf «Nil»" (JW NIL)
Defunct civil	Ministry of Public Security - Department of Security (MBP-UB) Security Service (SB) Office for State Protection (UOP) Internal Revenue Intelligence
Defunct military	Polish Military Organisation (POW) Second Department of Polish General Staff Cipher Bureau Polish Agency of Trade Information Estezet Border Protection Corps Main Directorate of Information of the Polish Army Internal Military Service (WSW) Military Information Services (WSI) National Centre for Cryptology (NCK)

v t e National intelligence agencies
Foreign intelligence	Afghanistan: GDI Albania: SHISH Algeria: DRS Angola: SIE Argentina: SIDE Armenia: NSS Austria: HNaA Australia: ASIS Azerbaijan: XKX Bahrain: NSA Bangladesh: NSI Belarus: KGB RB Belgium: ADIV/SGRS Bosnia and Herzegovina: OSA-OBA Botswana: DIS Brazil: ABIN Brunei: BRD Bulgaria: DAR Cameroon: BMM Canada: CSIS Chad: ANS Chile: ANI China: MSS Congo (Democratic Republic of): ANR Croatia: SOA Cuba: DI Czech Republic: ÚZSI Denmark: FE Djibouti: BSRG Ecuador: SENAIN Egypt: Mukhabarat Estonia: EFIS Ethiopia: NISS Finland: Supo France: DGSE Gambia: SIS Georgia: GIS Germany: BND Ghana: BNI, BGU, RDU Greece: EYP Hungary: IH India: RAW Indonesia: BIN Iran: VAJA Iraq: INIS Ireland: IMIS Israel: Mossad Italy: AISE Ivory Coast: NSC Japan: CIRO Jordan: GID Kazakhstan: Syrbar Kenya: NIS Kyrgyzstan: UKMK Kuwait: KSS Latvia: SAB Liberia: NSA Lithuania: VSD Lebanon: GDGS Libya: MJ Malaysia: MEIO Mexico: CISEN Moldova: SIS Mongolia: GIA Montenegro: ANB Morocco: DGED Mozambique: SISE Netherlands: AIVD New Zealand: NZSIS Nigeria: NIA North Korea: RGB North Macedonia: ANB Norway: E-tjenesten Oman: Palace Office Pakistan: ISI Palestine: GIS Papua New Guinea: NIO Philippines: NICA Poland: AW Portugal: SIED Qatar: QSS Romania: SIE Russia: SVR Saudi Arabia: GIP Serbia: BIA Sierra Leone: CISU Singapore: SID Slovakia: SIS Slovenia: SOVA Somalia: NISA South Africa: SSA South Korea: NIS Spain: CNI Sri Lanka: SIS Sudan: GIS Sweden: KSI Switzerland: NDB Syria: GIS Taiwan: NSB Tajikistan: GKNB Tanzania: TISS Thailand: NIA Togo: NIA Tunisia: TIA Turkey: MİT Turkmenistan: MNS Uganda: ESO Ukraine: SZRU United Arab Emirates: SIA United Kingdom: SIS (MI6) United States: CIA Uzbekistan: SSS Vietnam: TC2
Domestic intelligence	Afghanistan: GDI Algeria: CSS Angola: SINSE Argentina: SIDE Armenia: NSS Australia: ASIO Austria: DSN Azerbaijan: DTX Bangladesh: SB Belarus: KGB RB Belgium: VS/SE Bosnia and Herzegovina: SIPA Botswana: DIS Brazil: PF Brunei: IRD Bulgaria: DANS Burundi: SNR Canada: CSIS Chad: DGSSIE Chile: ANI China: MSS Colombia: DNI Congo (Democratic Republic of): ANR Croatia: SOA Czech Republic: BIS Denmark: PET Egypt: NSA Estonia: KAPO Finland: SUPO France: DGSI Georgia: SSSG Germany: BfV, LfV Ghana: GPS, CID Greece: EYP Hong Kong: NSD, CPGNSO Hungary: AH India: IB Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id), BIN Iran: VAJA, IRGC, PAVA Ireland: CSB, SDU, NSU Israel: Shin Bet Italy: AISI Japan: NPA, TMPD PSB, PSIA Kazakhstan: NSC Kenya: NIS Kosovo: AKI Latvia: VDD Lithuania: STT Lebanon: ISF IB, LSS Luxembourg: SREL Macau: DS Malaysia: SB Moldova: SIS Morocco: DGST Netherlands: NCTV New Zealand: NZSIS Nigeria: SSS North Korea: SSD North Macedonia: IA Norway: PST Oman: ISS Pakistan: IB, FIA Palestine: PPS Paraguay: SNI Peru: DINI Philippines: NBI, NICA Poland: ABW, SOP, SM Portugal: SIS Romania: SRI Russia: FSB Saudi Arabia: Mabahith Serbia: BIA Singapore: ISD Somalia: NISA South Africa: SSA South Korea: Intelligence Bureau, KNPA Spain: CITCO Sri Lanka: SIS Sweden: SÄPO Switzerland: NDB Syria: GIS Taiwan: MJIB Thailand: ISOC, SB Togo: ANR Turkey: MİT, İB Uganda: ISO Ukraine: SBU United Kingdom: Security Service (MI5), NDEDIU, NCA, NBIS United States: I&A (DHS), ID (HSI), IB (FBI), ONSI (DEA), OSII (ATF) Uzbekistan: SNB Venezuela: SEBIN Vietnam: TC5 (vi) Zimbabwe: CIO
Military intelligence	Algeria: DCSA Angola: SIM Australia: DIO Austria: HNaA Bangladesh: DGFI Belarus: GRU MO RB Belgium: ADIV/SGRS Brazil: DIE Canada: CFINTCOM Chad: DGSSIE China: CMC JSD Intelligence Bureau Congo (Democratic Republic of): DEMIAP Croatia: VSOA Cuba: DCIM Czech Republic: VZ Denmark: FE Egypt: DMISR Finland: PE TIEDOS France: DRM, DGSE Germany: MAD Ghana: MIU Hungary: KNBSZ Iran: General Staff, SAHEFAJA, SAHEFASA, SAHEFAVEDJA India: DMI, DIA Indonesia: BAIS TNI, Pusintelad Ireland: IMIS Israel: Aman Italy: CII Japan: DIH Kazakhstan: NSC Lithuania: AOTD Malaysia: DIO Maldives: MNDF Morocco: DB Myanmar: Sa Ya Pa Netherlands: MIVD New Zealand: DDIS Nigeria: DIA North Korea: RGB North Macedonia: MSSI Norway: E-tjenesten Pakistan: MI, NI, AI Palestine: MIS Philippines: ISAFP Poland: SKW, SWW Portugal: CISMIL Romania: DGIA Russia: GRU Saudi Arabia: AFISC Serbia: VBA, VOA Singapore: MIO Slovakia: VS Slovenia: OVS South Africa: SANDF-ID South Korea: DIA, DCC Spain: CIFAS Sri Lanka: DMI Sweden: MUST Switzerland: MND, LWND Syria: MI, AFID Taiwan: MIB Thailand: AFSC Turkey: GENKUR İ.D.B. Ukraine: HUR MO United Kingdom: DI United States: DIA ONI MIC USAFI MCI CGI NSIC Venezuela: DGCIM Vietnam: TC2
Signals intelligence	Australia: ASD Bangladesh: NTMC Brazil: 2ª Sch/EMD Canada: CSE China: SIGINT Croatia: OTC Ethiopia: INSA Finland: PVTIEDL France: DGSE, DRSD Germany: BND Ghana: RDU India: JCB, NTRO Indonesia: BSSN (id) Ireland: CIS Israel: 8200 Japan: DIH Kazakhstan: NSC Netherlands: NSO, JSCU New Zealand: GCSB North Korea: RGB Norway: NSM Pakistan: JSIB Poland: AW, ABW, SKW, SWW, NCBC, gOR 3.FO, CRiWWRE, 2.ORel, 6.ORel, JW NIL Romania: STS Russia: Spetssvyaz Saudi Arabia: PSS South Africa: SSA Spain: CCN Sweden: FRA Switzerland: NDB Syria: MI Turkey: MİT-SİB UAE: SIA Ukraine: Derzhspetszviazok United Kingdom: GCHQ United States: NSA
Imagery intelligence	Australia: AGO Finland: PVTIEDL India: DAI Indonesia: BIG Israel: Air Intelligence Group Malaysia: MaCGDI New Zealand: GEOINT NZ Poland: AW, SWW, ORO, 12.BBSP, JW NIL Pakistan: Air Intelligence Philippines: NMARSC Portugal: CIGeoE Russia: TsVTI GRU United Kingdom: DGIFC United States: NGA, NRO
Financial intelligence	Argentina: UIF Australia: AUSTRAC Azerbaijan: MMX Bangladesh: FIU Brazil: COAF Canada: FINTRAC China: MPSECIB [zh] Fiji: FIU France: Tracfin, DNRED Iceland: SR India: CEIB Indonesia: PPATK Ireland: GNECB Italy: UIF Lithuania (FNTT) Malta: FIAU Mexico: UIF Netherlands: FIOD Poland: GIIF, SCS, CBA Qatar: FIU Russia: Rosfinmonitoring Saudi Arabia: GDOFI Spain: SVA, SEPBLAC Turkey: MASAK United Kingdom: NCA United States: IRS-CI, TFI FinCEN OIA Vatican: ASIF
Criminal intelligence	Argentina: DNIC Australia: ACIC Bangladesh: CID Canada: CISC Finland: NBI India: CBI Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id) Italy: DIA, DIGOS Philippines: NBI, PNP-IG Poland: BWiIK KGP, CBŚP, ZOŚ KGSG, ZK KGŻW Romania: DGPI South Africa: Crime Intelligence Division Spain: CGI, SIGC, CGPJ, UCO United Kingdom: NCA United States: IB (FBI), ONSI (DEA), OSII (ATF), ID (HSI)
Intelligence community	Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bangladesh Croatia France India Israel Italy New Zealand Pakistan Russia United Kingdom United States
Intelligence alliances	Club de Berne Five Eyes Maximator Egmont Group
Defunct agencies	British Raj: Indian Civil Service (Indian Imperial Police, Indian Political Intelligence Office) Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge: Santebal Confederate States of America: Confederate Secret Service Dutch East Indies: Politieke Inlichtingendienst, Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service Fascist Italy: OVRA Gaddafi Libya: Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya Imperial Japan: Battotai, Tokko Tokugawa shogunate: Shinsengumi Kingdom of France: Cabinet noir, Secret du Roi Imperial China: Censorate Ming Dynasty: Embroidered Uniform Guard, Eastern Depot, Western Depot [zh], Internal Depot [zh] Ottoman Empire: Yıldız Intelligence Agency, Special Organisation, Umur-u Hafiye Turkish National Movement: Karakol Society Pahlavi Iran: SAVAK, Second Bureau of Imperial Iranian Army Prussia: Prussian Secret Police Republic of China: NBIS Republic of Macedonia: UBK Roman and Byzantine Empires: Frumentarii, Agentes in rebus, Bureau of Barbarians Tsardom and Empire of Russia: Oprichniki, Okhrana, Special Chancellery, Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery Nazi Germany: Gestapo, Sicherheitsdienst Soviet Union: NKVD, KGB United Kingdom: DMI United States: Office of Strategic Services Wang Jingwei regime: Jessfield 76 [zh; de; ja] West Germany: Zentrum für Nachrichtenwesen der Bundeswehr [de] Yugoslavia: KOS
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v t e National intelligence agencies in Europe
Foreign intelligence	Albania (SHISH) Armenia (NSS) Austria (DSN) Azerbaijan (XKX) Belarus (KGB RB) Belgium (ADIV/SGRS) Bosnia and Herzegovina (OSA-OBA) Bulgaria (DAR) Croatia (SOA) Czech Republic (ÚZSI) Denmark (FE) Estonia (EFIS) France (DGSE) Georgia (GIS) Germany (BND) Greece (EYP) Hungary (IH) Ireland (IMIS) Italy (AISE) Kazakhstan (Syrbar) Latvia (SAB) Lithuania (VSD) Moldova (SIS) Montenegro (ANB) Republic of North Macedonia (UBK) Netherlands (AIVD) Norway (E-tjenesten) Poland (AW) Portugal (SIED) Romania (SIE) Russia (SVR) Serbia (BIA) Slovakia (SIS) Slovenia (SOVA) Spain (CNI) Sweden (KSI) Switzerland (NDB) Turkey (MİT) Ukraine (SZRU) United Kingdom (SIS (MI6))
Domestic intelligence	Austria (DSN) Azerbaijan (DTX) Belarus (KGB RB) Belgium (VS/SE) Bosnia and Herzegovina (SIPA) Bulgaria (DANS) Croatia (SOA) Czech Republic (BIS) Denmark (PET) Estonia (KAPO) Finland (Supo) France (DGSI) Georgia (SSSG) Germany (BfV, LfV) Greece (EYP) Hungary (AH) Ireland (SDU, NSU) Italy (AISI) Kazakhstan (NSC) Kosovo (AKI) Latvia (VDD) Lithuania (STT) Luxembourg (SREL) Moldova (SIS) Republic of North Macedonia (IA) Netherlands (NCTV) Norway (PST) Poland (ABW, SOP) Portugal (SIS) Romania (SRI) Russia (FSB) Serbia (BIA) Spain (CITCO) Sweden (SÄPO) Switzerland (NDB) Turkey (KDGM) Ukraine (SBU) United Kingdom (MI5, NDEDIU, NCA, NBIS)
Military intelligence	Austria (HNaA) Belarus (GRU MO RB) Belgium (ADIV/SGRS) Croatia (VSOA) Czech Republic (VZ) Denmark (FE) Finland (PE TIEDOS) France (DRM, DGSE) Germany (MAD) Greece (EYP) Hungary (KNBSZ) Ireland ((IMIS) Italy (CII) Kazakhstan (NSC) Lithuania (AOTD) Republic of North Macedonia (MSSI) Netherlands (MIVD) Norway (E-tjenesten) Poland (SKW, SWW) Portugal (CISMIL) Romania (DGIA) Russia (GRU) Serbia (VOA, VBA) Slovakia (VS) Slovenia (OVS) Spain (CIFAS) Sweden (MUST) Switzerland (MND, LWND) Turkey (GENKUR İ.D.B.) Ukraine (HUR MO) United Kingdom (DIS)
Signals intelligence	Croatia (OTC) Finland (PVTIEDL) France (DGSE, DRSD) Germany (BND) Greece (EYP) Ireland ((CIS) Kazakhstan (NSC) Netherlands (JSCU) Norway (NSM) Poland (AW, ABW, SKW, SWW, NCBC, gOR 3.FO, CRiWWRE, 2.ORel, 6.ORel, JW NIL) Romania (STS) Russia (Spetssvyaz) Spain (CCN) Sweden (FRA) Switzerland (SIS) Turkey (MİT-SİB) Ukraine (State Special Communications Service of Ukraine) United Kingdom (GCHQ)
Imagery intelligence	Finland (PVTIEDL) Poland (AW, SWW, ORO, 12.BBSP, JW NIL) Portugal (CIGeoE) Russia (TsVTI GRU) United Kingdom (DGIFC)
Financial intelligence	Azerbaijan (MMX) France (Tracfin, DNRED) Netherlands (FIOD) Iceland (SR) Ireland (GNECB) Italy (UIF) Lithuania (FNTT) Malta (FIAU) Poland (GIIF, SCS, CBA) Russia (Rosfinmonitoring) Spain (SVA, SEPBLAC) Turkey (MASAK) United Kingdom (NCA) Vatican (ASIF)
Criminal intelligence	Finland ( National Bureau of Investigation) Italy (DIA, DIGOS) Romania (DGPI) Poland (BWiIK KGP, CBŚP, ZOŚ KGSG, ZK KGŻW) Spain (CGI, SIGC, CGPJ, UCO) United Kingdom (NCA)

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