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| Protection Service | |
|---|---|
| Service de la protection (French) | |
| Active | 2 October 2013 – present[1] |
| Country | |
| Agency | National Police |
| Type | Close personal protection |
| Part of | Direction générale de la Police nationale[2] |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Abbreviation | SDLP |
| Structure | |
| Officers | 1,260[1] |
The Protection Service (French: Service de la protection, (SDLP)) is a unit of the French National Police responsible for the protection of French and foreign dignitaries and the provision of technical security support. The SDLP also implements the necessary measures for the organization and security of official visits in France and abroad.
The service has 1,260 police officers and is headquartered on rue de Miromesnil in Paris near the Ministry of the Interior and the Palais de l'Élysée.[1] The SDLP also has a permanent office in Strasbourg; home to several European institutions, including the European Parliament. Its members are recruited from within the National Police, after two years minimum service in the National Police.[3]
The Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités includes:[1]
The SPHP was established in 1934 under the name of "Official Travel Service" ("Voyages officiels" (VO) in French) after the assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou in Marseille. It adopted its current name in 1994.[4]
The SPHP was headed by Inspector General Jean-Louis Fiamenghi, who assumed the post in November 2007. Inspector General Fiamenghi had been head of Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID), another unit within the National Police.
In June 2010, a report by the Cour des comptes mentioned, among the persons enjoying SPHP protection, former prime ministers Dominique de Villepin and Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the former ministers of the interior Pierre Joxe, Jean-Pierre Chevènement and Charles Pasqua, wives of former presidents Danielle Mitterrand and Bernadette Chirac, the former candidates for the 2007 presidential election François Bayrou and Ségolène Royal, the former hostage and parliamentarian Ingrid Betancourt, the former minister Michel Charasse, and the president of MEDEF Laurence Parisot.[5]
In 2013, as part of the reform of the central administration of the ministries of the Interior and Overseas, the service was renamed the "Service de la protection" (SDLP) and includes in its organization chart the "Security Service of the Ministry of the Interior" (SSMI) and the "Central Automobile Service" (SCA).[6]
In addition to an extensive fleet, SDLP members are armed with the following weapons:[citation needed]
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The Institutional Protection Service (Spanish: Servicio de Protección Institucional) is a service branch of the Panamanian Public Forces.
The National Police of Panama (Spanish: Policía Nacional de Panamá) is the country's national law enforcement agency, under the Panamanian Public Forces. Established by the National Police Act No. 18 of June 3, 1997, it is responsible for maintaining public order nationwide. The National Police, together with the National Aeronaval Service, National Border Service, Institutional Protection Service, and National Migration Service, make up the Public Forces. Since 2010, the National Police has reported to the President through the Minister of Public Security. The National Police's emergency telephone number is 104 and is free of charge nationwide.
Law enforcement in Panama is performed by the Panamanian Public Forces. The Public Forces has several branches which are the National Police of Panama, the National Aeronaval Service, the National Border Service, and the Institutional Protection Service that enforce law within their jurisdiction. Panama abolished its military in 1990, confirmed by a unanimous vote by the National Assembly of Panama for constitutional amendment in 1994. The constitutional amendment prohibit the creation of a standing military force but allow the temporary establishment of special police units to counter acts of "external aggression".
The Protection Service (French: Service de la protection, (SDLP)) is a unit of the French National Police responsible for the protection of French and foreign dignitaries and the provision of technical security support. The SDLP also implements the necessary measures for the organization and security of official visits in France and abroad.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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