National Security Office (Eritrea)
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The Eritrean National Security Office or NSO or National Security Agency is an intelligence agency of Eritrea.
As of April 2023[update],[1] the National Security Office is headed by Abraha Kassa, who has led the NSO since 1997 or earlier.[2][3] In his role as head of NSO, Abraha Kassa led a group of Eritrean generals visiting Ethiopian institutions including the Information Network Security Agency in April 2023.[1]
Structure
The NSO is divided into six offices, each of which is subdivided into Intelligence, Arrests and Interrogations sections.[3]
Role
The National Security Office reports to the Office of the President and is responsible for "detaining persons suspected of threatening national security" according to the United States Department of State. In 2007, NSO agents arrested people at their homes after entering without warrants.[4]