Constitution_Protection_Office_(Hungary)

Constitution Protection Office

Constitution Protection Office

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The Constitution Protection Office[1] (Hungarian: Alkotmányvédelmi Hivatal, "AH") is a Hungarian internal security intelligence agency, formerly known as Nemzetbiztonsági Hivatal (En. Office of National Security). Its primary responsibilities are: counterintelligence, anticorruption, economic security and related proactive measures. The AH also leads investigations against organized crime and deals with (mainly internal) threats against society (such as subversion).

The AH logo. The bird is a turul and the shield itself the Arpad stripes of ancient Hungary. Its slogan means: "The homeland before all!"

AH is active since 2010.

General Directors

  • Dr. Bárdos Szabolcs
  • Zoltán Kiss

References

  1. [1]
    "Hungarian MEP 'Spying' for Russia May Lose Immunity". Transitions Online. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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