Albania
Security & Intelligence Apparatus
In June 2003, the Law on the Military Police at the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania came into force. The Military Police (MP) is a specialised structure within the Armed Forces (AF) and is under the command of the Chief of the General Staff of the Albanian AF. It has the following objectives: to maintain peace and discipline in the AF; to undercover, prevent and investigate criminal activity in the AF; to participate in the war on terrorism; to participate in the implementation of peacekeeping and humanitarian operations; to guard state property that has been granted to the AF.
In June 2003, the Law on the Military Intelligence Service also came into force. The Military Intelligence Service (MIS) is directly subordinated to the minister of defence. MIS is a non- political specialised intelligence service that is to carry out operations throughout the country as well as abroad. MIS has been structured as a directorate at the Ministry of Defence.