The Prime Minister of the Libyan Government, Osama Hammad, has issued a decree establishing the Security Screening and Electronic Detection Agency. The agency will operate under the Ministry of Interior, possessing a legal personality and an independent financial status.
The decree stipulates that the agency shall be managed by a chairman and a deputy, both to be appointed by the Minister of Interior. Its headquarters will be located in Benghazi, with the authority to establish branches or offices in other cities or regions through a decision by the Minister of Interior based on a proposal from the agency’s chairman.
The Prime Minister defined the agency’s mandates as protecting the state from security threats, securing land, sea, and air ports, and developing security plans and executing necessary operations both inside and outside cities, as well as in vital locations and public entities.
Key responsibilities also include conducting security screenings for individuals, vehicles, various means of transport, buildings, and facilities using the latest technologies. Furthermore, the agency is tasked with performing electronic detection of crimes and information related to public order, as well as establishing, managing, and securing databases to protect information.
The decree clarified that the agency’s personnel will consist of members from various police departments—both subordinate and independent—alongside the civilian specialties required for the assigned tasks.
On Sunday, the Minister of Interior of the Libyan Government, Major General Essam Abu Zeriba, issued a decree appointing Major General Mahmoud Muftah Al-Ferjani as the chairman of the agency.