Institutional Protection Service
| Institutional Protection Service | |
|---|---|
| Servicio de Protección Institucional | |
| Active | 1990-Present |
| Allegiance |  Panama |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Director General | Julio Cesar Jean-Louis Garrido[1] |
The Institutional Protection Service (Template:Lang-es) is a service branch of the Panamanian Public Forces.
The Institutional Protection Service was organized in March 1990 to take-over the functions previously assigned to the former presidential guard.[2] Headquartered in Panama City, it is subordinate to the Ministry of the Presidency and is responsible for the personal protection of the President of Panama, as well as security and law enforcement in the Panama Canal Zone and certain public spaces such as the Cinta Costera. It also operates a special tactics group with nationwide responsibilities.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Honorable Señor Julio Cesar Jean-Louis Garrido – Director General del SPI". SPI. Government of Panama. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ Mann, Carlos Guevara (1996). Panamanian Militarism: A Historical Interpretation. Ohio University Center for International Studies. p. 192. ISBN 0896801896.
- ^ Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. CQ Press. 2013. p. 1249. ISBN 1452299374.
- ^ "Cambio de mando en el SPI". Crítica (in Spanish). July 5, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.