Political Security Directorate

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government agency
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Syrian_government
gptkbp:collaboratesWith military intelligence
gptkbp:conducts interrogations
gptkbp:country gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:employs agents
gptkbp:established 1963
gptkbp:function intelligence gathering
political repression
counterintelligence
gptkbp:hasAccessTo classified information
gptkbp:hasClient business elites
gptkbp:hasHistory political violence
gptkbp:hasImpactOn civil liberties
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn political decisions
gptkbp:hasRole national security
gptkbp:hasTheme fabricating evidence
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Damascus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Political Security Directorate
gptkbp:involvedIn human rights abuses
gptkbp:isActiveIn intimidation tactics
extrajudicial killings
discrimination against minorities
violating privacy rights
violating human rights
gptkbp:isConsidered secret police
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor human rights organizations
lack of accountability
lack of transparency
torture practices
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn censorship
disinformation campaigns
election monitoring
political assassinations
political indoctrination
suppressing dissent
suppressing protests
information control
monitoring religious groups
monitoring social media
gptkbp:isKnownFor coercive tactics
political surveillance
harassment of activists
gptkbp:isLinkedTo corruption
state-sponsored terrorism
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Syrian_intelligence_community
security apparatus
Ba'ath_Party_structure
gptkbp:isSetIn instrument of oppression
gptkbp:isSubjectTo international sanctions
gptkbp:knownFor surveillance
detention of dissidents
gptkbp:monitors opposition groups
gptkbp:operates state of emergency laws
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Interior
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:President_of_Syria
gptkbp:uses informants