The Norwegian Police Security Service ( Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste ( PST ) , Politiets tryggingsteneste ( PTT ) ) is the police security agency of Norway . The agency was previously known as POT ( Politiets overvåkningstjeneste or Police Surveillance Agency), the name change was decided by the Parliament of Norway on 2 June 2001.
6-573: The service was established in 1937 by direction of the Ministry of Justice led by Trygve Lie . It is responsible for monitoring and maintaining interior security in Norway. Known operational departments include counterintelligence unit , counterterrorism unit , counterproliferation and organized crime unit , counterextremism unit , investigation unit , surveillance unit , technology unit , security analysis unit and foreign citizens unit . In addition, PST
12-448: Is a Norwegian government ministry that oversees justice , the police , and domestic intelligence . The main purpose of the ministry is to provide for the maintenance and development of the basic rule of law . An overriding objective is to ensure the security of society and of individual citizens. The ministry was founded in 1818 and currently employs about 400 people in the central government department. Its subordinate agencies include
18-574: Is in charge of all VIP protection domestically and abroad except for the royal family, which has its own independent escort service . PST is, unlike all ordinary police services, not subordinated to the National Police Directorate , but placed directly under the Ministry of Justice and Public Security . The agency is monitored by the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee , after
24-919: The Norwegian Police Service , the Norwegian Correctional Service , the Norwegian Police Security Service , the Norwegian Prosecuting Authority , the Judiciary of Norway , and the Directorate of Immigration , and employ around 30,000 people. The Ministry of Justice of Norway oversees the administration of justice in Svalbard . The ministry was founded in 1818 and was known as the Royal Ministry of Justice and
30-578: The Police from its establishment until 2012, when it was renamed the Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security. The ministry's headquarters was bombed in the 2011 terrorist attacks , killing three employees. The ministry subsequently moved to its current location at Gullhaug Torg in Nydalen . The Minister of Justice and Public Security is the head of the ministry. Since October 2021 Emilie Enger Mehl has served as Minister of Justice and Public Security. It
36-469: The debates concerning the Lund Report . The organization consists of Den sentrale enhet (central unit) which is located in Nydalen , Oslo , as well as regional offices in all the police regions. This is a list of the directors of the agency. Norwegian Ministry of Justice The Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security ( Norwegian : Det kongelige justis- og beredskapsdepartement )
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