State Protection Service
Polish government security service
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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]
AbbreviationSOP
Formed2018
Preceding agency
Operations jurisdictionPoland and abroad on official state visits of VIPs
| 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/ | |
History
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
- 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
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
Media related to State Protection Service (Poland) at Wikimedia Commons
