Counter Terrorism Centre
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Counter Terrorism Centre Terrorelhárítási Központ |
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| Abbreviation | TEK |
Logo of the Counter Terrorism Centre
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | September 1, 2010 |
| Employees | 858 (2011) |
| Annual budget | 13.41 billion HUF (61 million $) annually (2013) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Headquarters |
Pál Maléter Barracks Zách utca 4. Budapest, Hungary |
| Elected officer responsible | Sándor Pintér, Minister of Interior |
| Agency executive | Brigadier General János Hajdu, Director-General |
| Website | |
| http://tek.gov.hu/ | |
Counter Terrorism Centre (Hungarian: Terrorelhárítási Központ, TEK) is the SWAT state agency of Hungary, specialized for counter-terrorism, hostage crisis, gun violence, capturing dangerous criminals and protecting the Hungarian government and Hungarian citizens worldwide. They are the Hungarian equivalent of the German GSG 9 and the French GIGN.
It belongs to the Hungarian Ministry of Interior, headed by Sándor Pintér. TEK headquarters is located at Zách street (close to Hungária Boulevard), Pál Maléter Barracks, Kőbánya, Budapest, Hungary.
TEK was founded by the Second Cabinet of Viktor Orbán on 1 September 2010. According to the Hungarian ombudsman, TEK is the most professional, well-financed and well-equipped state agency in the country.
Detailed information about the equipment of TEK is not public, but according to the Hungarian media it uses armoured Audi Q7 luxury SUVs and BTR-80 armoured personnel carriers. According to Sándor Pintér, the Minister of Interior, TEK doesn't use tanks.
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