Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia Criminal
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Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia Criminal (National Directorate of Criminal Intelligence, DNIC) it is an Argentine
intelligence agency
part of the National Intelligence System
. It depends of the Secretaría de Seguridad Interior (Secretariat of Interior Security), which itself depends of the Ministry of Interior; the DNIC is not a division of the SIDE
, which has its own Directorate of Interior Intelligence.
In December of 2001, as the new Intelligence Reform Law 25.520 passed, the National Intelligence System
was created, and Article 47/48 renamed the old DNII to its current name.
At the time of the writing of the 1992 Interior Security Law 24.059, the National Aeronautical Police (Policía Aeronáutica Nacional, PNA) was controlled by the Argentine Air Force
, therefore, the handling of its information was done by military intelligence. In 2005, after the Southern Winds Narcobags Scandal, President
Néstor Kirchner
dissolved the PNA, and created a civil organism similar to the National Gendarmerie and the Naval Prefecture, the Airport Security Police (Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria, PSA). DNIC also handles intelligence from the mentioned organism that has inherited from the military-controlled PNA.
of the Federal Police
, the National Gendarmerie, and the Naval Prefecture.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
intelligence agency
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
part of the National Intelligence System
Sistema de Inteligencia Nacional
Sistema de Inteligencia Nacional is the official denomination of the Argentine national intelligence community.The National Intelligence System consists of the following agencies and its dependencies:...
. It depends of the Secretaría de Seguridad Interior (Secretariat of Interior Security), which itself depends of the Ministry of Interior; the DNIC is not a division of the SIDE
Secretaría de Inteligencia
Secretaría de Inteligencia is the premier intelligence agency of the Argentine Republic and head of its National Intelligence System....
, which has its own Directorate of Interior Intelligence.
Creation
The Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia Criminal (National Directorate of Criminal Intelligence, DNIC) was initially created by the 1992 Interior Security Law 24.059 as Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia Interior (National Directorate of Interior Intelligence, DNII).In December of 2001, as the new Intelligence Reform Law 25.520 passed, the National Intelligence System
Sistema de Inteligencia Nacional
Sistema de Inteligencia Nacional is the official denomination of the Argentine national intelligence community.The National Intelligence System consists of the following agencies and its dependencies:...
was created, and Article 47/48 renamed the old DNII to its current name.
At the time of the writing of the 1992 Interior Security Law 24.059, the National Aeronautical Police (Policía Aeronáutica Nacional, PNA) was controlled by the Argentine Air Force
Argentine Air Force
The Argentine Air Force is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. , it had 14,606 military and 6,854 civilian staff.-History:...
, therefore, the handling of its information was done by military intelligence. In 2005, after the Southern Winds Narcobags Scandal, President
President of Argentina
The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
dissolved the PNA, and created a civil organism similar to the National Gendarmerie and the Naval Prefecture, the Airport Security Police (Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria, PSA). DNIC also handles intelligence from the mentioned organism that has inherited from the military-controlled PNA.
Function
Its mission, as detailed on Article 16 of the 1992 Interior Security Law 24.059, is to be a federal agency within the Ministry of Interior to strategically coordinate and direct the functions and operations of the intelligence servicesIntelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
of the Federal Police
Policía Federal Argentina
The Policía Federal Argentina is a police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country, but its main responsibility is policing the Federal District of Buenos Aires...
, the National Gendarmerie, and the Naval Prefecture.
See also
- List of Secretaries of Intelligence
- Argentine intelligence agencies
- National Intelligence SystemSistema de Inteligencia NacionalSistema de Inteligencia Nacional is the official denomination of the Argentine national intelligence community.The National Intelligence System consists of the following agencies and its dependencies:...
- National Intelligence SchoolEscuela Nacional de InteligenciaEscuela Nacional de Inteligencia is the national intelligence academy of the Argentine Republic. It depends of the Secretaría de Inteligencia, the main intelligence agency; and it is a depending suborganization of the National Intelligence System.-History:The School was created on January 24, 1967...
- Directorate of Judicial SurveillanceDirección de Observaciones JudicialesDirección de Observaciones Judiciales is an Argentine intelligence service responsible for intercepting communications as required by judicial officers. It is part of the Secretaría de Inteligencia, the main intelligence agency; and is a subagency of the National Intelligence System. It is known...
- Secretariat of IntelligenceSecretaría de InteligenciaSecretaría de Inteligencia is the premier intelligence agency of the Argentine Republic and head of its National Intelligence System....
- National Directorate of Strategic Military IntelligenceDirección Nacional de Inteligencia Estratégica MilitarDirección Nacional de Inteligencia Estratégica Militar is an Argentine intelligence agency part of the National Intelligence System, created by the 2001 It is structurally dependent of the Ministry of Defense.-Function:Its main mission is to produce strategic military intelligence and analysis...