Bolivarian National Intelligence Service

Bolivarian National Intelligence Service
Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional
SEBIN
Seal of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service
Flag of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service
Intelligence agency overview
FormedJune 2, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-02)
Preceding Intelligence agency
HeadquartersPlaza Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela[1]
EmployeesClassified
Annual budget$169 million (2013)[2]
Intelligence agency executives
Parent departmentVice President of Venezuela

The Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Spanish: Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional, SEBIN) is the premier intelligence agency in Venezuela. SEBIN is an internal security force subordinate to the Vice President of Venezuela since 2012 and is dependent on Vice President Delcy Rodríguez.[3] SEBIN has been described as the political police force of the Bolivarian government.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Krygier, Rachelle; Partlow, Joshua (June 24, 2017). "In Venezuela, prisoners say abuse is so bad they are forced to eat pasta mixed with excrement". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 26, 2017. The headquarters of the Venezuelan intelligence service is a vast pyramid-shaped edifice known as the Helicoide, a former shopping mall which now functions as an interrogation pen for political prisoners and protesters.
  2. ^ "SERVICIO BOLIVARIANO DE INTELIGENCIA NACIONAL SEBIN - Memoria 2013" (PDF). Vicepresidencia de la República. 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Con su nuevo cargo, Delcy Rodríguez será la responsable del Sebin". La Patilla] (in European Spanish). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ^ * "REPORT OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES AND THE PANEL OF INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS ON THE POSSIBLE COMMISSION OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN VENEZUELA" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Organization of American States. May 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018. The Bolivarian National Intelligence Service are the political police of the Bolivarian Government.
  5. ^ OAS (2009-08-01). "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". www.oas.org. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  6. ^ "OAS says Venezuela is the region's top priority". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-07-27.