Directorate General of Security and Presidential Protection | |
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Service branches | Republican Guard |
Headquarters | Algiers |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | General Belkacem Laribi |
Personnel | |
Active personnel | 60 |
The Directorate General of Security and Presidential Protection (DGSPP) is a close protection unit, administratively attached to the Algerian Republican Guard. It is responsible for the personal and immediate protection of the President of the Algerian Republic and his family.
Historically, the Directorate General of Presidential Security and Protection (DGSPP) was a security service attached to the Department of Intelligence and Security (DRS).
In December 1994, four armed GIA terrorists masquerading as DGSPP agents boarded Air France Flight 8969 to hijack it.
Since 2015, the Directorate General of Security and Presidential Protection (DGSPP) has been attached to the Algerian Republican Guard by decision of the President of the Republic. [1]
The DGSPP is made up of seasoned members of the Special Intervention Group (GIS), which is considered an elite response and protection unit. [2]
The DGSPP's mission is :
DGSPP has several units that each have their own specialties and can work as much together as alone.
DGSPP has :
The main weapons in staffing in the service are:
For close protection teams:
For Tactical Response and Support Units:
Among the vehicles used, some are equipped with a jamming system and others are armoured.
Directorate General of Security and Presidential Protection | |
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![]() | |
Service branches | Republican Guard |
Headquarters | Algiers |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | General Belkacem Laribi |
Personnel | |
Active personnel | 60 |
The Directorate General of Security and Presidential Protection (DGSPP) is a close protection unit, administratively attached to the Algerian Republican Guard. It is responsible for the personal and immediate protection of the President of the Algerian Republic and his family.
Historically, the Directorate General of Presidential Security and Protection (DGSPP) was a security service attached to the Department of Intelligence and Security (DRS).
In December 1994, four armed GIA terrorists masquerading as DGSPP agents boarded Air France Flight 8969 to hijack it.
Since 2015, the Directorate General of Security and Presidential Protection (DGSPP) has been attached to the Algerian Republican Guard by decision of the President of the Republic. [1]
The DGSPP is made up of seasoned members of the Special Intervention Group (GIS), which is considered an elite response and protection unit. [2]
The DGSPP's mission is :
DGSPP has several units that each have their own specialties and can work as much together as alone.
DGSPP has :
The main weapons in staffing in the service are:
For close protection teams:
For Tactical Response and Support Units:
Among the vehicles used, some are equipped with a jamming system and others are armoured.