Back جهاز المخابرات الوطني (البحرين) Arabic Agencia de Seguridad Nacional (Baréin) Spanish سازمان اطلاعات بحرین Persian Ulusal Güvenlik Ajansı (Bahreyn) Turkish
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| Formed | 8 May 2002 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Bahrain |
| Headquarters | Diwan Fort, Manama 26°13′22.47″N 50°34′33.8″E / 26.2229083°N 50.576056°E |
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The National Security Agency (NSA) or Bahrain Intelligence Agency (BIA1) (Arabic: جهاز الأمن الوطني) is an investigative authority in Bahrain that is associated with but not formally part of the Ministry of the Interior.[1] The NSA was formed after King Hamad issued Decree No. 14 of 2002 declaring it as the replacement of the General Directorate for State Security Investigations.[1][2][3] The NSA was granted the power to make arrests by a 2008 royal decree,[4] and lost this power in 2011, again by royal decree.[5]
- ^ a b "Torture Redux". Human Rights Watch. 8 February 2010. p. 5.
The NSA, while not formally part of the Ministry of Interior, has offices in Interior Ministry headquarters
- ^ "Decree No 14 of the Year 2002 on the Establishment of the National Security Agency". Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. 8 May 2002. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Dangerous Statistics and Facts about the National Security Apparatus". Bahrain Centre for Human Rights. 5 March 2009.
- ^ "Decree No 117 of the Year 2008 on Amending Some Provisions of Decree 114 of the Year 2002". Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Decree No 115 of the Year 2011 on Amending Some Provisions of Decree 114 of the Year 2002". Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012.