State Protection Service

State Protection Service
Służba Ochrony Państwa
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AbbreviationSOP
Agency overview
Formed2018
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPoland 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

On December 8, 2017, the Parliament passed the Law on the State Protection Service, the Senate approved it without amendments on December 21, and on January 11, 2018, the President signed it.[3]

Subjects of protection

References

  1. ^ Państwa, Służba Ochrony. "Przeznaczenie i zadania". Służba Ochrony Państwa (in Polish). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę". www.tvp.info (in Polish). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę". 11 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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