Kosovo Intelligence Agency

The Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA; Albanian: Agjencia Kosovare e Inteligjencës, abbr. AKI) is a civilian intelligence agency of Kosovo responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior Kosovo policymakers.[1]

Kosovo Intelligence Agency
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 4, 2009
Preceding agency
  • Kosovo Intelligence Group
HeadquartersPristina, Kosovo
EmployeesClassified
Agency executive
  • Petrit Ajeti, Director
Websitewww.aki-rks.org

Mission

AKI mission is to identify threats detrimental to the security of Kosovo. A threat to the security of Kosovo shall in any event be considered a threat against the territorial integrity, integrity of the institutions, the constitutional order, the economic stability and development, as well as threats against global security detrimental to Kosovo.[2]

We accomplish this Mission, through collecting and analyzing information about:

  • Incitement, aiding and abetting or advocating terrorism
  • Espionage against Kosovo or detrimental to the security of Kosovo
  • Sabotage directed against Kosovo's vital infrastructure
  • Organized crime against Kosovo or detrimental to the security of Kosovo in any other way, including money laundering
  • Inciting the disaffection in security structures
  • Trafficking of illegal substances, weapons or human beings
  • Illegal manufacturing or transport of mass destruction weapons, or their components
  • Illegal trafficking of products and technologies under International Control
  • Activities that contravene international humanitarian law
  • Acts of organized violence or intimidation against ethnic or religious groups in Kosovo, and
  • Matters related to severe threats to public health or safety

Director
NameFromUntil
Bashkim Smakaj[3]2009January 2015[4]
Agron Selimaj[5]January 201527 January 2017[6]
Driton Gashi[7]8 February 201710 April 2018[8]
Shpend Maxhuni[9]20 April 20186 November 2019[10]
Kreshnik Gashi[11]25 November 201922 December 2020 [12]
Petrit Ajeti[13]15 April 2021Incumbent

References
  1. ":: Gazetazyrtare.com :: - LAW ON THE KOSOVO INTELLIGENCE AGENCY". www.gazetazyrtare.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11.
  2. "A K I".
  3. "Kosovo names first Director of new intelligence agency". 10 February 2009.
  4. "Jep dorëheqje shefi i AKI-së, Bashkim Smakaj". 16 January 2015.
  5. "A K I".
  6. "Jep dorëheqje drejtori i AKI-së Agron Selimaj".
  7. "Biografia e Shefit të ri të AKI-së, Driton Gashi".
  8. "Shefi i AKI-së i ofron dorëheqjen kryeministrit Haradinaj". 10 April 2018.
  9. "Shpend Maxhuni emërohet drejtori i ri i AKI-së". 20 April 2018.
  10. "Jep dorëheqje drejtori i AKI-së, Shpend Maxhuni". 6 November 2019.
  11. "Profil/ Kush është Kreshnik Gashi, drejtori i ri i AKI-së?". sinjali.com (in Albanian). 2019-11-25.
  12. "Shefi i AKI'së, Kreshnik Gashi ende nuk ka dhënë dorëheqje nga pozita". gazetametro.net (in Albanian). 2020-12-18.
  13. "Kush është Petrit Ajeti, shefi i ri i AKI-së?". 15 April 2021.
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