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General Commissariat of Information
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The General Commissariat of Information (Spanish: Comisaría General de Información, CGI) is an intelligence service within the National Police Corps of Spain responsible for the collection, analysis and distribution of information relevant to domestic security, as well as its exploitation or operational use, especially in matters of counterterrorism, both nationally and internationally.[1][2] It may be regarded as the Spanish equivalent of the United Kingdom's Special Branch.
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Comisaría General de Información | |
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Formed | November 28, 1912; 111 years ago (1912-11-28) |
Jurisdiction | Spain |
Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
Employees | Classified |
Annual budget | Classified |
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Parent department | Ministry of Interior |
Website | www.policia.es |
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It is colloquially named secret police, though in Spain the name of secret police is usually used to any police officer in plainclothes.