State Security Investigations Service
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The State Security Investigations Service was Egypt’s notorious internal security and intelligence agency, widely associated with political repression, surveillance, and human rights abuses under Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Security Investigations Service canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intelligence agency
ⓘ
security service ⓘ |
| accusation |
enforced disappearances
ⓘ
fabrication of charges ⓘ rigging of political processes ⓘ systematic torture ⓘ |
| accusedBy |
Egyptian human rights organizations
ⓘ
international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Hosni Mubarak presidency ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Egyptian presidency under Hosni Mubarak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dissolutionContext | 2011 Egyptian revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Egyptian transitional authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cairo ⓘ |
| legalStatus | formally dissolved ⓘ |
| method |
informant networks
ⓘ
monitoring NGOs ⓘ monitoring political parties ⓘ phone tapping ⓘ |
| nativeName | Mabahith Amn ad-Dawla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arbitrary detention
ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ political repression ⓘ torture of detainees ⓘ widespread surveillance ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | Ministry of Interior of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedGroup |
Islamist movements
ⓘ
human rights activists ⓘ independent journalists ⓘ leftist opposition ⓘ liberal opposition ⓘ |
| partOf | Egyptian security apparatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
domestic intelligence
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ political surveillance ⓘ |
| publicPerception |
feared security organ
ⓘ
symbol of Mubarak-era repression ⓘ |
| replacedBy | National Security Sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
counterintelligence inside Egypt
ⓘ
monitoring Islamist insurgency ⓘ protecting regime stability ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
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