Vienna-Sana
The head of the Austrian State Security and Intelligence Service, Omar Hijawi Berchner, called for fighting terrorism and facing dangers to protect democracy and confront extremists in the country, pointing out that the extremist opponents of the Corona virus have become the biggest challenge to the security services.
Hijawi, who took over his new position at the head of the Austrian State Security Service today, said during a joint press conference with Interior Minister Karl Nehammer that the State Security Service will provide preventive protection from terrorist attacks and coordinate with the judicial authorities regarding the criminal procedure law, pointing out that the agency has the ability to Analyzing information and facing current threats.
Hijawi explained that he spoke with many representatives of foreign intelligence services and explained to them how the protection of the constitution will be organized in Austria in the future, expressing his hope for more coordination, communication, international cooperation and trust.
It is noteworthy that the new Austrian State Security and Intelligence Department included the Criminal Police Office, the Information and Communications Technology Directorate and the Cyber Security Center "Austrian Center for Electronic Control".