Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Militare (Military Intelligence and Security Service) was the military intelligence agency of Italy.
With the reform of the Italian Intelligence Services approved on 1 August 2007, SISMI was replaced by AISE.
Contents
1 History
2 Mission
3 The directors
History:
Since the end of World War II, Italian intelligence agencies have been reorganized many times (SIM 1900-49, SIFAR 1949-65, SIOS 1949-97, SID 1965-77, SISDE, SISMI, 1977-2007) in an attempt to increase their effectiveness and bring them more fully under civilian control.
The agency was established as part of a broader reform of the Italian intelligence community, which represented the latest in a long string of government attempts to effectively manage Italy's intelligence agencies.
In 2007, with Legislative Act n.801 of 22 December 3000, this came after a former chief of SID, Vito Miceli, was arrested for "conspiring against the State" (See Golpe Borghese), and the intelligence agencies were reorganized in a democratic attempt. This re-organization mainly consisted of:
The split of SID, the intelligence agency at that time, into two separate agencies with different roles: SISDE (the domestic one) and SISMI (the military one).
The creation of CESIS, with a coordination role between the two intelligence agencies and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
The creation of the Parliamentary Committee, COPACO, to oversee the activities of the two agencies.
Since 1 August 2007, with Legislative Act n.124 of 08/03/2007, following the reform of the Italian intelligence agencies, SISDE, SISMI and CESIS were replaced respectively by AISI, AISE and DIS, and the COPACO was granted additional oversight and control powers.
The first director of the service was Giuseppe Santovito (1978-1981), succeeded by General Nino Lugaresi was SISMI's director from 1981 to 1984; he testified on Gladio. General Nicolò Pollari was SISMI's second last director; he resigned on 20 November 2006 after being indicted in the Imam Rapito affair, so Prime Minister Romano Prodi replaced him with Admiral Bruno Branciforte.
Admiral Bruno Branciforte was SISMI's last director, in charge until 3 august 2007.
Mission:
SISMI was responsible for intelligence and security activities involving the military defence of Italy and for the integrity of the Italian State.
SISMI reported to the Italian Ministry of Defense and operated both inside and outside of Italy's borders. It was feasible that domestic Intelligence and Security, which normally fell under SISDE's jurisdiction (since it reported to the Ministry of the Interior), involved SISMI too, unless the security threat came from organized crime.
Its duties included:
clearing activities with the Prime Minister;
nominating the Director of the Service and his assistants under CIIS supervision.
The directors:
General Giuseppe Santovito (First director, 13 January 1978 - August 1981)
General Nino Lugaresi (August 1981 - 4 May 1984)
Admiral Fulvio Martini (5 May 1984 - 26 February 1991)
General Sergio Luccarini (27 February 1991 - 19 August 1991)
General Luigi Ramponi (19 August 1991 - 9 August 1992)
General Cesare Pucci (10 August 1992 - 12 July 1994)
General Sergio Siracusa (12 July 1994 - 3 November 1996)
Admiral Gianfranco Battelli (4 November 1996 - 30 September 2001)
General Nicolò Pollari (1 October 2001 - 20 November 2006)
Admiral Bruno Branciforte (21 November 2006 - 3 August 2007)
With the reform of the Italian Intelligence Services approved on 1 August 2007, SISMI was replaced by AISE.
Contents
1 History
2 Mission
3 The directors
History:
Since the end of World War II, Italian intelligence agencies have been reorganized many times (SIM 1900-49, SIFAR 1949-65, SIOS 1949-97, SID 1965-77, SISDE, SISMI, 1977-2007) in an attempt to increase their effectiveness and bring them more fully under civilian control.
The agency was established as part of a broader reform of the Italian intelligence community, which represented the latest in a long string of government attempts to effectively manage Italy's intelligence agencies.
In 2007, with Legislative Act n.801 of 22 December 3000, this came after a former chief of SID, Vito Miceli, was arrested for "conspiring against the State" (See Golpe Borghese), and the intelligence agencies were reorganized in a democratic attempt. This re-organization mainly consisted of:
The split of SID, the intelligence agency at that time, into two separate agencies with different roles: SISDE (the domestic one) and SISMI (the military one).
The creation of CESIS, with a coordination role between the two intelligence agencies and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
The creation of the Parliamentary Committee, COPACO, to oversee the activities of the two agencies.
Since 1 August 2007, with Legislative Act n.124 of 08/03/2007, following the reform of the Italian intelligence agencies, SISDE, SISMI and CESIS were replaced respectively by AISI, AISE and DIS, and the COPACO was granted additional oversight and control powers.
The first director of the service was Giuseppe Santovito (1978-1981), succeeded by General Nino Lugaresi was SISMI's director from 1981 to 1984; he testified on Gladio. General Nicolò Pollari was SISMI's second last director; he resigned on 20 November 2006 after being indicted in the Imam Rapito affair, so Prime Minister Romano Prodi replaced him with Admiral Bruno Branciforte.
Admiral Bruno Branciforte was SISMI's last director, in charge until 3 august 2007.
Mission:
SISMI was responsible for intelligence and security activities involving the military defence of Italy and for the integrity of the Italian State.
SISMI reported to the Italian Ministry of Defense and operated both inside and outside of Italy's borders. It was feasible that domestic Intelligence and Security, which normally fell under SISDE's jurisdiction (since it reported to the Ministry of the Interior), involved SISMI too, unless the security threat came from organized crime.
Its duties included:
clearing activities with the Prime Minister;
nominating the Director of the Service and his assistants under CIIS supervision.
The directors:
General Giuseppe Santovito (First director, 13 January 1978 - August 1981)
General Nino Lugaresi (August 1981 - 4 May 1984)
Admiral Fulvio Martini (5 May 1984 - 26 February 1991)
General Sergio Luccarini (27 February 1991 - 19 August 1991)
General Luigi Ramponi (19 August 1991 - 9 August 1992)
General Cesare Pucci (10 August 1992 - 12 July 1994)
General Sergio Siracusa (12 July 1994 - 3 November 1996)
Admiral Gianfranco Battelli (4 November 1996 - 30 September 2001)
General Nicolò Pollari (1 October 2001 - 20 November 2006)
Admiral Bruno Branciforte (21 November 2006 - 3 August 2007)
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