Davlat Xavfsizlik Xizmati Служба государственной безопасности | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 14 March 2018 |
Preceding agency | |
Type | Intelligence, internal security |
Jurisdiction | Uzbekistan |
Agency executive | |
Child agencies |
The State Security Service (Uzbek Davlat Xavfsizlik Xizmati, DXX; in Russian Служба государственной безопасности, СГБ, often romanised as SGB) is the national intelligence agency of the government of Uzbekistan. It was formerly known as the National Security Service.
The SNB is described by Amnesty International and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting as a secret police force.[1][2]