Federal Office of Police explained

Agency Name:Federal Office of Police
Native Name: Bundesamt für Polizei
Office fédéral de la police
Ufficio federale di polizia
Uffizi federal da polizia
Jurisdiction:Federal administration of Switzerland
Minister1 Name:Beat Jans
Minister1 Pfo:Federal Councillor
Chief1 Name:Nicoletta della Valle
Parent Agency:Federal Department of Justice and Police
Website:www.fedpol.ch

The Federal Office of Police (Fedpol,[1] German: Bundesamt für Polizei, French: Office fédéral de la police, Italian: Ufficio federale di polizia, Romansh: Uffizi federal da polizia) of Switzerland is subject to the Federal Department of Justice and Police. It is responsible for the coordination between cantonal police corps and between Swiss and foreign police forces. It also controls the Swiss internal intelligence agency, Dienst für Analyse und Prävention (DAP; Analysis and Prevention Service) prior to being transferred to the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport in 2008.[2] and investigates organised crime, money laundering and terrorism.[1]

Fedpol publishes a yearly report on domestic security. Its investigative arm is the Federal Criminal Police, which operates a small special operations unit—Task Force TIGRIS—whose existence was not made public until 2009.

Scandals

On June 3, 2023, hackers have stolen data from Fedpol servers and published them on the Darknet.[3]

Organisation

Fedpol is structured as of 2023 with the following units:[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Switzerland . 2024-02-16 . www.interpol.int . en.
  2. Web site: Teile des Dienstes für Analyse und Prävention (DAP) wechseln vom EJPD zum VBS . 2024-02-16 . www.admin.ch.
  3. Web site: 2023-06-03 . Hackers steal Swiss police and customs data . 2024-02-16 . SWI swissinfo.ch . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Organization chart fedpol . 2024-02-16 . www.fedpol.admin.ch . en.