Counter Terrorism Centre Terrorelhárítási Központ | |
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Abbreviation | TEK |
Agency overview | |
Formed | September 1, 2010 |
Employees | 1300 (2022)[1] |
Annual budget | 13.41 billion HUF[2] (61 million $) annually (2013) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Hungary |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Zách utca 4. Budapest, Hungary |
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Agency executive |
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Website | |
http://tek.gov.hu/ |
Counter Terrorism Centre (CTC) (Hungarian: Terrorelhárítási Központ, TEK) is a Hungarian government agency responsible for national and international counter terrorism including detection, prevention and interruption.[3][4][5] The agency has a police tactical unit to respond terrorist incidents and if requested by law enforcement agencies can provide tactical assistance.[4]
TEK provides personal protection including to the Prime Minister and the President and can also provide an escort for extraditions of dangerous persons to the Hungarian border and from abroad.[3] TEK is under the direct control of the Hungarian Ministry of Interior, headed by Sándor Pintér.[4]
TEK headquarters is located at Zách street (close to Hungária Boulevard), Pál Maléter Barracks, Kőbánya, Budapest, Hungary.[6]