Georgia’s Parliament has approved in the first reading a legislative package that transfers control of the country’s Intelligence Service from the Prime Minister to the State Security Service (SSS).
The law was passed with 87 votes in favor, lawmakers unanimously supported the draft law, which reshapes the Intelligence Service into a sub-agency within the SSS. The new entity will be called the National Intelligence Agency.
Under the new system, the head of the agency and their deputy will be appointed and dismissed by the Head of the State Security Service. The agency will report directly to the SSS chief and operate under their supervision.
The move is a significant shift in Georgia’s intelligence governance, centralizing operational control within the State Security Service.
