| State Protection Service Służba Ochrony Państwa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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/ | |
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 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
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Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki surrounded in the back by SOP officers -
SOP motorcade -
President Andrzej Duda surrounded by SOP officers.
External links
External links
- Media related to State Protection Service (Poland) at Wikimedia Commons
References
References
- Państwa, Służba Ochrony. "Przeznaczenie i zadania". Służba Ochrony Państwa (in Polish). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę". www.tvp.info (in Polish). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę". 11 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.