General Directorate of General Security
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The General Security Directorate (Arabic: الامن العام Al Amen alaam) (French: La Sûreté Générale) is a Lebanese intelligence agency founded on May 1, 1921 and was originally known as the "first bureau".
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[edit] Functions
- Intelligence gathering
- VIP protection
- Supplying documents, such as passports, visas, and permits.
[edit] Perception
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Many Lebanese distrust General Security because of its close links with the Syrian intelligence.[citation needed] The suspected involvement of former director in the murder of Rafik Hariri and the questionable acting of a security guard during the Pierre Amine Gemayel assassination have not helped the reputation of the general security.
[edit] Former members
- Jamil Sayyed, suspected of involvement in the assassination of Rafik Hariri.
- Etienne Saqr, leader of the Guardians of the Cedars.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- General Security Official Website
- Hezbollah Mourns Its Shadowy Hero Time February 13, 2008
