| Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar | |
 Seal of DGCIM | |
 Flag of DGCIM | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 30, 1957 |
| Headquarters | Boleíta, Sucre, Miranda |
| Parent agency | Ministry of People's Power for Defense |
| Website | www |
The General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Spanish: Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar, DGCIM) is the military counterintelligence agency of Venezuela, whose function is to prevent intelligence or espionage internally and externally by military and civilians.
History
The agency originates from the Armed Forces Intelligence Services (SIFA), which was signed into service on 30 August 1957.
In 1974, the agency changed its name to the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DIM). On 16 May 1977, the military organization changed its name to the Directorate General of Military Intelligence Sector (DGSIM) and then later changed the name of Directorate General of Military Intelligence (DGIM). Under these names, their operations functioned as military intelligence for the Venezuelan military.
On 21 July 2011, the organization changed its name to the Directorate General of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM), whose function is no longer military intelligence but counterintelligence.[1]
See also
- Law enforcement in Venezuela
- Dirección de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevención (Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention Services, DISIP)
- General Counterintelligence Office
References
- ↑ "Historia". DGCIM. Retrieved 25 February 2016.