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The Special Detective Unit (SDU) ((アイルランド語:Aonad Speisialta Bleachtaireachta)) is the main domestic security agency of the ''Garda Síochána'', the national police force of Ireland, under the aegis of the Crime & Security Branch (CSB). It is the primary counter-terrorism and counter-espionage investigative unit in the country. The Special Detective Unit superseded the Special Branch (which they are still commonly referred to as), which itself replaced the older Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which was founded in 1921. They work in conjunction with the Defence Forces Directorate of Military Intelligence – Ireland's national intelligence agency – on internal matters. The unit's headquarters are based in Harcourt Street, Dublin City. The Emergency Response Unit (ERU), a specialist armed tactical unit, is a division of the SDU. ==Duties== The responsibilities of the ''Garda Síochána'' Special Detective Unit include; * The investigation of threats to state security and the monitoring of persons and organisations who pose a threat on both national and international fronts * Counter-terrorism operations (specifically targeting dissident republicans and Islamic extremists) * Counter-intelligence * Armed response to serious incidents * Security for movement of weapons, ammunition, and large cash-in-transit shipments * Operation of the Witness Security Programme * Presidential, ministerial and diplomatic protection, physical security for visiting VIPs SDU bodyguards accompany the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins on official visits in the Republic of Ireland and internationally, and the Taoiseach Enda Kenny is protected by a Close Protection detail from the SDU. Full-time armed protection and transport is afforded to; the Tánaiste, Minister for Justice and Equality, Attorney General, Chief Justice, Director of Public Prosecutions and Garda Commissioner. All government ministers and former Presidents and Taoisigh are provided with armed protection and transport when their security is deemed under threat, otherwise it is reserved for official state occasions. Ambassadors and high-ranking foreign diplomats in Ireland are given protection by the SDU when their safety or security is "at risk". High-risk foreign diplomatic premises are also protected by the unit, such as the embassies and diplomatic residences of the United States, United Kingdom and Israel in Dublin. Gardaí use three levels to grade the international terror threat level to the Republic of Ireland; low, moderate and high. The gradings are based on a series of factors, including information supplied by international authorities. The current level is considered to be moderate, meaning an attack is "possible, but not likely". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Special Detective Unit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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