SISDE
| Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Democratica SISDE | |
Minister of the Interior |
Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Democratica (Intelligence and Democratic Security Service), was the
With the reform of the Italian Intelligence Services approved on 1 August 2007, SISDE was replaced by AISI.[1]
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
- 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 Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
- The creation of the Parliamentary Committee, COPACO, to oversee the activities of the two agencies.
In spite of these changes, in the early 1980s, several members of SISDE were involved in the
In 1992, SISDE member
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
Mission
SISDE's mission was targeted to the defence 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
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».[4]
References
- ^ 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. [1][permanent dead link].(in Italian)
- ^ Palazzolo, Salvo (2010). "Il cavaliere Utveggio e i misteri di Palermo". I pezzi mancanti.
- ^ Legislative Act n.124 of 08/03/2007, reported in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, General Series, n.187 of 08/13/2007. [2][permanent dead link].(in Italian)
- ^ Gnosis, The Italian Intelligence Magazine n.24, Sept-Dec 2002 - The new logo of SISDE [3].(in Italian)
External links
- Gnosis - "The Italian Intelligence Magazine" - SISDE's official on-line magazine) (in English)
- The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - SISDE (in English)
- The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - Home Page (in English)
- The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - A Brief History (in English)