State Committee for National Security (Tajikistan)

State Committee for National Security
Кумитаи давлатии амнияти миллӣ (Tajik)
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Special service overview
Formed27 December 1991
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Tajikistan
HeadquartersDushanbe, Tajikistan
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetClassified
Special service executive

The State Committee for National Security (SCNS; Tajik: Кумитаи давлатии амнияти миллӣ, romanizedKumitai Davlatii Amniyati Millī; Russian: Государственный комитет национальной безопасности) is the principal national security and intelligence agency of Tajikistan. Its main responsibilities include internal and border security, counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, fighting organized crime, and surveillance. The chairman of the committee and all of his deputies are appointed by and answerable to the president of Tajikistan. Colonel General Saimumin Yatimov has served as the SCNS chairman since September 2, 2010.

The SCNS is governed by the Law About National Security Bodies of the Republic of Tajikistan. Its activity is formally overseen by the Office of the Prosecutor General, although in practice the external oversight of the SCNS is virtually non-existent.