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SPHERE of ACTIVITY
The Law on the Security Information Agency of the Republic of Serbia
came into effect on July 27th 2002. This Law for the first time in
modern Serbian history separated civilian intelligence-security work
from the Ministry of Interior.
“The Agency performs the tasks relating to: the protection of
security of the Republic of Serbia; the discovery and prevention of
activities threatening to undermine or disrupt the constitutional
order of the Republic of Serbia; gathering, processing and analysis
of security-intelligence and information significant for the
security of the Republic of Serbia; informing the competent state
authorities about such data; and other tasks defined by the Law.”
(Article 2 of the Law on the BIA).
The Agency performs its tasks following the principles of
constitutionality, legality, respect of human rights and basic
freedoms, proportionality in applying its authorizations, secrecy,
subordination, professionalism, objectivity, selectiveness and
rationality.
The Agency is aware of the fact that if it wants to follow global
trends in the development of regulations in this field it has to be
ready for regular adaptation of the future law and sub-legal acts in
order to achieve the full effect of the reforms. Great efforts are
made to present the Security Information Agency as the protective
system of Serbia and to prevent to ever again emerge aspirations to
be above the people and the state.
The new Regulation on Organization and Systematization of Working
Positions in the BIA of 2004 introduced the position of the
Inspector General with the aim of improving the internal work
control.
The sphere of the Agency’s activities includes:
a) Counterintelligence activities
Gathering, analyzing, processing and evaluating information on the
activities of foreign intelligence services, individuals, groups and
organizations in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, directed
against the state security.
b) Intelligence activities
Through activities carried out abroad and at home on gathering,
analyzing, processing and evaluating information of political,
economic, security and military nature, which refer to foreign
countries, political, military and economic associations and
organizations and which indicate the intentions and possibilities of
covert work directed against the security of the Republic of Serbia.
c) Other security activities
Prevention of activities directed towards performance of organized
crime, criminal acts with elements of foreign, internal and
international terrorism as well as the most severe criminal acts
against humanity, International Law and Constitutional Order.
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