Security and Intelligence Service

of the Republic of Moldova

Background

Background

STEPS IN ESTABLISHING SPECIAL SERVICES OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

 

• 1991, September 9 - by Presidential Decree of the Republic of Moldova no. 196, the State Security Committee of the Republic of Moldova is dissolved and the Ministry of National Security (MSN) of the Republic of Moldova is created.

 

• 1991, September 16 - The Government of Moldova approved the MNS basic functions and structure. Border protection becomes one of the main powers of the MSN.

 

• 1992, April 6 - MNS approved the Regulation of the Ministry of National Security of the Republic of Moldova.

 

• 1993, August 11 - by Presidential Decree no. 125 on Counterespionage Department, the Counterespionage Department is transferred from the Ministry of Defence to the Ministry of National Security and is directly subordinated to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

 

• 1995, October 31 - the Moldovan Parliament adopts Laws on state security and state security bodies, which are promulgated on 31 January 1997 by the President of the Republic of Moldova.

 

• 1997, September 9 - on occasion of commemorating six years since the creation of the Ministry of National Security, a presidential decree institutes the professional holiday - the Day of state security workers.

 

• 1999, November 16 - the Law of the Republic of Moldova no. 676-XIV reorganized the Ministry of National Security into the Security and Intelligence Service (SIS) of Moldova, a body specialized in state security.

 

• 1999, December 23 - The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova adopted the Law no. 753-XIV on Security and Intelligence Service of the Republic of Moldova, establishing the main tasks and competences of the institution.

 

• 2000, January 18 - the RM Department of Border Guards is withdrawn from the SIS and reorganized into a public authority.

 

• 2002, September 10 - by RM Government Decision no. 1192, the National Institute of Intelligence and Security is established within the SIS, as a higher education institution, created on the basis of SIS Training Centre.

 

• 2005, July 22 - by Law no.177-XVI on amending Law no. 753 - XIV of 23 December 1999 on the Security and Intelligence Service of Moldova, the SIS competences are provided in a new edition, where the power to conduct criminal prosecution is excluded from the SIS competences.

 

• 2006, November 13 - by RM Government Decision no.1295, the Antiterrorist Centre of Security and Intelligence Service of the Republic of Moldova is created. It is responsible for managing, coordinating and implementing counter-terrorism measures.

 

• 2007, July 19 - Moldovan Parliament approved the Law no. 170 on status of the security and intelligence officer. 

 

• 2009, February 10 - the RM Government Decision no. 124, the National Institute of Intelligence and Security is given the name "Bogdan, Founder of Moldova".

 

• 2010, February 13 - by Governmental Decision no. 84 on transfer of a state enterprise, the Special Telecommunications Centre (CTS) is transferred from the Security and Intelligence Service of the Republic of Moldova to the management of State Chancellery (CTS was created in subordination of SIS on 11 June 2002 - by the Government Decision no. 735 on special telecommunication systems of Moldova - in order to protect important information of the state, create, manage and ensure the operation and development of special national telecommunication systems).