Role of Units Subordinate to the Minister of the Interior and Administration in Preventing and Countering Terrorist Threats in Poland

We live in a time when terrorism is everywhere, having become a permanent element of modern world’s landscape. Hardly a day passes without mass media notifying us of yet another terrorist attack. States create laws aimed at making the functioning of the society orderly and protecting citizens against actions aimed at disturbing social balance and interfering with their peaceful and safe life. Under the above-indicated act, the Minister of the Interior and Administration is in charge of most anti-terrorist tasks. He has at his disposal tools, in the form of units subordinate to him, with which such tasks can be performed. Said units include: Police, Border Guard, Government Protection Bureau, State Fire Service. Units subordinate to the Minister of the Interior and Administration are charged with very important tasks as far as preventing and combating terrorist threats are concerned.