Carried out its own search activity to obtain state security and other defective information by means of counterintelligence work;
- Developed detainees and built a confidential network of agents; used prison agencies under special regulations;
- Actively involved in or organised the state security defence of the Administration and its members;
- Operated the news-technical resources entrusted to the Administration;
- Involved in the provision of initial and other investigative activities, in particular the retention and escort of persons, home and personal searches, and the investigation and documentation of crime scenes.
Also see: State Security Investigation Administration