General Directorate of Internal Security Forces
-State Security Service
The State Security Service lies within the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces. The Internal Security Forces is the modern police force in Lebanon whose goals are to reinforce the state power, maintain the public order while citizens enjoy their rights without prejudice to others' interests or to the general organization regulations. Otherwise, the police shall take some measures to repare damages, restore order, and enable the competent judicial authority to penalize the offender according to the laws. Their jurisdiction is recognized as the whole Lebanese territory including the sea and air. There is also close cooperation with the General Security Serivice and Syrian Intelligence on a host of issues including narcotic cultivation and distribution.
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