Federal Office of Police
The Federal Office of Police (Fedpol,[1] German: Bundesamt für Polizei, French: Office fédéral de la police, Italian: Ufficio federale di polizia, Romansh: Uffizi federal da polizia) of Switzerland is subject to the Federal Department of Justice and Police. It is responsible for the coordination between cantonal police corps and between Swiss and foreign police forces. It also controls the Swiss internal intelligence agency, Dienst für Analyse und Prävention (DAP; Analysis and Prevention Service) prior to being trasferred to the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport in 2008.[2] and investigates organised crime, money laundering and terrorism.[1]
| (In German) Bundesamt für Polizei (In French) Office fédéral de la police (In Italian) Ufficio federale di polizia (In Romansh) Uffizi federal da polizia | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Federal Department of Justice and Police |
| Website | www.fedpol.ch |
Fedpol publishes a yearly report on domestic security. Its investigative arm is the Federal Criminal Police, which operates a small special operations unit—Task Force TIGRIS—whose existence was not made public until 2009.
Scandals edit
On June 3, 2023, hackers have stolen data from Fedpol servers and published them on the Darknet.[3]
Organisation edit
Fedpol is structured as of 2023 with the following units:[4]
- Directorate and Staff
- International Police Cooperation Bureau (INTERPOL Bureau)[1]
- Federal Criminal Police
- Swiss Coordination Unit for Cybercrime Control (CYCO)
- Task Force TIGRIS
- Services
- AFIS/DNA Services Division
- Identity Documents and Special Tasks Division
- ICT Management and Services Division
- National Police Information Systems Division
- Federal Security Service
- Security of Persons Division ― Dignitary Protection and Security of Foreign Missions and Foreign Visitor Protection and Aviation Security.
- Building Security Division - Property Security Section, Property Protection Section and Management Support Division.
- Resources Group
References edit
- ^ a b c "Switzerland". www.interpol.int. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Teile des Dienstes für Analyse und Prävention (DAP) wechseln vom EJPD zum VBS". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Hackers steal Swiss police and customs data". SWI swissinfo.ch. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Organization chart fedpol". www.fedpol.admin.ch. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
External links edit
- Official website
- Yearly reports 18 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine (1999–present)