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The Militärischer Abschirmdienst (''Military Counterintelligence Service, MAD'') or more officially ''Amt für den Militärischen Abschirmdienst'' (in the past ''Amt für die Sicherheit der Bundeswehr''), is one of the three federal intelligence agencies in Germany and is responsible for military counterintelligence. The other two are the ''Bundesnachrichtendienst (Federal Intelligence Service, BND)'', which is the foreign intelligence agency, and the ''Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, BfV)'' which is the domestic civilian intelligence agency. The headquarters of the MAD are in Cologne, with twelve groups located in cities throughout Germany. These MAD groups are collectively known to be the Militärischer Abschirmdienst. The agency has about 1,300 military and civilian employees and in 1995 had an annual budget of 74 million euros. == Duties == The MAD is part of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces. As a domestic intelligence service, it has similar functions within the military as the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz and works closely together with the BfV. The main duties of the MAD are counterintelligence and detection of "anticonstitutional activities" within the Bundeswehr. Other duties include the protection of Bundeswehr properties from sabotage and foreign espionage. Members of the MAD are also involved in planning and construction of buildings with high security requirements. The MAD has no prosecution power. The lead agency for the German military intelligence operations as well as strategic defense-related intelligence is the Bundesverteidigungsministerium (Ministry of Defense) in Berlin. The legal basis for the MAD is the MAD Law of December 20, 1990,〔Federal Official Gazette (BGBl) I pp 2954, 2977〕 as amended by Article 8 of the law of April 22, 2005.〔Federal Official Gazette (BGBl) I p 1106.〕 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「Militärischer Abschirmdienst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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