State Protection Service
The State Protection Service (Polish: Służba Ochrony Państwa) 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]
| State Protection Service Służba Ochrony Państwa | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | SOP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2018 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Poland and abroad on official state visits of VIP's |
| Website | |
| https://www.sop.gov.pl/pl/ | |
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
SOP officer guarding the area of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland
SOP snipers guarding the area of Piłsudski Square during President's speech..jpg.webp)
SOP officer guarding Presidential Palace, Warsaw
President Lech Kaczyński surrounded by SOP officers.
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Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki surrounded in the back by SOP officers
SOP motorcade
President Andrzej Duda surrounded by SOP officers.
References
- Państwa, Służba Ochrony. "Przeznaczenie i zadania". Służba Ochrony Państwa (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- "Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę". www.tvp.info (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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