Sigurimi

The Directorate of State Security (Albanian: Drejtoria e Sigurimit të Shtetit), commonly called the Sigurimi, was the state security, intelligence and secret police service of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. Its proclaimed goal was maintaining state security of Albania, but de facto the Sigurimi served to suppress political activity among the populace and preserve the existing political system.

Directorate of State Security
Drejtoria e Sigurimit të Shtetit
Sigurimi
Agency overview
Formed10 December 1944
Dissolved15 August 1991
Superseding agency
HeadquartersTirana, People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Motto"Për popullin, me popullin" ("For the people, with the people")
Parent agencyPeople's Socialist Republic of Albania

In 2008 the Albanian parliament discussed opening the so-called "Sigurimi files", but the Socialist Party of Albania contested it. A government commission, created in 2015, has been assigned the task of publicizing the Sigurimi files and identifying candidates for public office who had collaborated with the Communist regime; however, as of early 2017, the commission has not yet started its work, and critics have pointed out that most of the files were probably destroyed long ago.

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