General Security Directorate (Lebanon)
- General Security Directorate (Lebanon)
The General Security Directorate (Sûreté générale) is a Lebanese intelligence agency. It was founded by decree on May 1, 1921 and was originally known as the "first bureau".
Functions
*Intelligence gathering
*VIP protection
*Supplying documents, such as passports, visas, and permits
The information given above , about the relating to Syrian intelligence are wrong . Warning .
Perception
Many Lebanese distrust General Security because of its close links with the Syrian intelligence.Fact|date=January 2008The suspected involvement of former director Jamil Sayyed in the murder of Rafik Hariri and the questionable acting of a Sûreté guard during the Pierre Amine Gemayel assassination have not helped the reputation of the Sûreté générale.
Former Members
*Jamil Sayyed, suspected of involvement in the murder of Hariri.
*Etienne Saqr, leader of the Guardians of the Cedars.
ee also
*Internal Security Forces
*Lebanese Armed Forces
External links
* http://www.general-security.gov.lb/
* [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1713020,00.html Hizbollah Mourns Its Shadowy Hero] Time February 13 2008
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