SISDE

Infobox Government agency
agency_name = Intelligence and Democratic Security Service
nativename = Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Democratica
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logo_width = 175 px
logo_caption = SISDE Logo


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formed = 24 October 1977
preceding1 = SID
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jurisdiction = Government of Italy
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minister1_name = Roberto Maroni
minister1_pfo = Minister of the Interior
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chief1_name = Prefect Franco Gabrielli
chief1_position = Director
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website = [http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_homepage serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it]
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Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Democratica (Intelligence and Democratic Security Service), was the domestic intelligence agency of Italy.

With the reform of the Italian Intelligence Services approved on 1 August 2007, SISDE was replaced by AISI. [Legislative Act n.124 of 08/03/2007, reported on the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, General Series, n.187 of 08/13/2007. [http://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/gurifulcrum/dispatcher?service=1&datagu=2007-08-13&task=sommario&numgu=187&tmstp=1189016330697] .it icon]

History

Since the end of World War II, Italian intelligence agencies have been reorganized many times in an attempt to increase their effectiveness and bring them more fully under civilian control.

The agency was established as part of a broader reform of the Italian intelligence community, which represented the latest in a long string of government attempts to effectively manage Italy's intelligence agencies.

* In 1977, with Legislative Act n.801 of 24/10/1977, this came after a former chief of SID, Vito Miceli, was arrested for "conspiration against the State" (See Golpe Borghese), and the intelligence agencies were reorganized in a democratic attempt. This re-organization mainly consisted of:
** The split of SID, the intelligence agency at that time, into two separate agencies with different roles: SISDE (the domestic one) and SISMI (the military one).
** The creation of CESIS, with a coordination role between the two intelligence agencies and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
** The creation of the Parliamentary Committee, COPACO, to oversee the activities of the two agencies.

* Since 1 August 2007, with Legislative Act n.124 of 08/03/2007, following the reform of the Italian intelligence agencies, SISDE, SISMI and CESIS were replaced respectively by AISI, AISE and DIS [Legislative Act n.124 of 08/03/2007, reported on the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, General Series, n.187 of 08/13/2007. [http://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/gurifulcrum/dispatcher?service=1&datagu=2007-08-13&task=sommario&numgu=187&tmstp=1189016330697] .it icon] , and the COPACO was granted additional oversight and control powers.

SISDE's most recent director was Prefect Franco Gabrielli.

Mission

SISDE's mission was targeted to the defense of the State and its Institutions against whoever tries to threaten them, and from all subversion attempts.

It shared responsibility for this task with SISMI, except in matters involving organized crime.

SISDE reported to the Ministry of the Interior, whichattended to its regulations, supervised its activities, and designated its directors.

The directors

* Giulio Grassini (1977 - 1981)
* Emanuele De Francesco (1981 - 1984)
* Vincenzo Parisi (1984 - 1987)
* Riccardo Malpica (1987 - 1991)
* Alessandro Voci (1991 - 1992)
* Angelo Finocchiaro (1992 - 1993)
* Domenico Salazar (1993 - 1994)
* Gaetano Marino (1994 - 1996)
* Vittorio Stelo (1996 - 2001)
* Mario Mori (2001 - 15 December 2006)
* Franco Gabrielli (16 December 2006 - 3 August 2007)

Motto and logo

SISDE's motto, as seen on its logo, was "Per aspera ad veritatem" (Latin for "Through difficulties towards the truth"). It was depicted for the first time only in the second version of its official logo, in 1982, and it was maintained in the third and last version, adopted in 2002.

It was chosen because, «by means of the balance between tradition and innovation, [it] emphasizes with full meaning the will of the Institution to address the challenges of modern society, characterised by new and emerging asperities and instabilities, with the purpose to defend national security with that kind of knowledge offering which founds the mission of every modern intelligence system». [Gnosis, The Italian Intelligence Magazine n.24, Sept-Dec 2002 - The new logo of SISDE [http://www.sisde.it/sito/Rivista24.nsf/069b17aa5c733df8c1256f2a003b8637/ae0477cd5b4bd213c1256cf000586abc!OpenDocument&Click=] .it icon]

References

External links

* [http://www.sisde.it/gnosis/MainDbE.nsf/HomePages/H11 Gnosis - "The Italian Intelligence Magazine" - SISDE's official on-line magazine)] en icon
* [http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_sisde The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - SISDE] en icon
* [http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_homepage The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - Home Page] en icon
* [http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_storia The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - A Brief History] en icon