National Task Force
| National Task Force | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1991–present |
| Country |
 Sweden
|
| Allegiance | Swedish Police Authority |
| Branch | National Operations Department |
| Type | Counter-terrorism unit |
| Role | Domestic Counter-Terrorism and Law Enforcement |
| Size | ≈ 60 |
| Motto(s) | "Posse Ante Factum Audere Cum Convenit" |
| Engagements | Various hostage operations Capture of Mijailo Mijailović and several suspect terrorists |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Marie Jarnérus |
The National Task Force (Swedish: Nationella insatsstyrkan, NI), formerly known as the National Task Force of the Swedish Civilian Police (Swedish: Ordningspolisens nationella insatsstyrka), is a special operations unit within the National Operations Department of the Swedish Police Authority. It is meant to handle extraordinarily difficult or life-threatening criminal situations, such as terrorism, hostage situations, armed kidnapping and serving high risk arrest warrants in cities too remote for Piketen in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö to handle. It also deals with emergency rescue situations that would be too dangerous or difficult for other police units or emergency services.
The tasks performed between Piketen and the NTF often blur since their duties are similar.
After the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, two state commissions were appointed that looked over Sweden counter-terrorism capabilities. As a result, the government gave the task to the Swedish National Police Board to organize the "Standby Force Against Terrorism" (Beredskapsstyrkan mot terrorism) within the Stockholm County Police Authority in 1990. The group was soon renamed Nationella insatsstyrkan and became also a resource for the whole of Sweden. The right to make decisions about when they were used was delegated by the government to the Swedish National Police Board. After a parliamentary decision in 2002, Nationella insatsstyrkan was transferred from the Stockholm County Police Authority to the National Criminal Police (Rikskriminalpolisen). In connection with the reorganization of the police in 2015, Nationella insatsstyrkan was placed under the National Operations Department.
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