Asayish (Kurdistan Regional Government)
| Encumena Asayîşa Herêma Kurdistanê | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Erbil , Duhok and Sulaymaniyah |
| Employees | 350 |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Kurdish National Assembly |
Asayîş or Asayish (Kurdish for security) is the Kurdish security organization and the primary intelligence agency operating in the Kurdistan region in Iraq. The organization was established in September 1993 and has been often referred to as "intelligence agency", "security force", "security service", "security", "secret service", "secret police", or just "Kurdish police." Asayesh coordinates and shares information with Parastin and Zanyari, the investigative arms and intelligence gatherers operating in the Kurdistan region in Iraq.
It acts under the command of the Kurdish National Assembly and the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Its official goals according to the Kurdistan authority are:
The organization has jurisdiction over:
In 2009 Amnesty International accused Asayesh of abusing human rights and claimed that the agency was "above the law" in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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