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Directorate General of Military Counterintelligence
Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar
Seal of DGCIM
Flag of DGCIM
Agency overview
FormedAugust 30, 1957 (1957-08-30)
HeadquartersBoleíta, Sucre, Miranda
Parent agencyMinistry of People's Power for Defense
Websitewww.dgim.mil.ve

The General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Spanish: Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar, DGCIM) is the military counterintelligence agency of Venezuela, whose function is to prevent intelligence or espionage internally and externally by military and civilians.

The unit is led by Iván Hernández Dala.

History

The agency originates from the Armed Forces Intelligence Services (SIFA), which was signed into service on 30 August 1957.

In 1974, the agency changed its name to the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DIM). On 16 May 1977, the military organization changed its name to the Directorate General of Military Intelligence Sector (DGSIM) and then later changed the name of Directorate General of Military Intelligence (DGIM). Under these names, their operations functioned as military intelligence for the Venezuelan military.

On 21 July 2011, the organization changed its name to the Directorate General of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM), whose function is no longer military intelligence but counterintelligence.

Surgeon José Alberto Marulanda [es] was arrested on 20 May 2018 by DGCIM officers, the day on which presidential elections were held in Venezuela. During his detention, Marulando was tortured by officials and beaten to the point of becoming deaf in his right ear and losing sensation in his hands. By November 2018, six months after his arrest, his hearing had been postponed six times.

The DGCIM has been targeted by US sanctions in 2019 after Venezuelan Navy Captain Rafael Acosta Arévalo died in DGCIM custody, accused of being involved in a coup plot.

Training

Since 2019, it was reported that Cuba provided assistance in training DGCIM agents.

Torture centres

The DGCIM is known to run a torture centre within its headquarters in Caracas, known as the Casa de los Sueños (English: "House of Dreams").

See also

References

  1. https://www.reuters.com/article/world/u-s-blacklists-venezuela-military-agency-after-death-of-navy-captain-idUSKCN1U61XT/
  2. "Historia". DGCIM. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. Galaviz, Daisy (25 May 2018). "PERFIL |Médico José Alberto Marulanda es cirujano de manos egresado de la UCV". El Pitazo. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. "HRW y Foro Penal advierten de que Venezuela torturó a decenas de militares y sus familiares". BURGOSconecta. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. Pineda Sleinan, Julett (25 November 2018). "A seis meses de la detención del Dr. Marulanda, seis veces han diferido su audiencia". Efecto Cocuyo. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. "Treasury Sanctions Venezuela's Military Counterintelligence Agency Following the Death of a Venezuelan Navy Captain".
  7. https://www.reuters.com/article/world/special-report-how-cuba-taught-venezuela-to-quash-military-dissent-idUSKCN1VC1BU/
  8. Wilner, Michael; Delgado, Antonio Maria (February 13, 2023). "Biden hailed a prisoner swap with Maduro — but Americans remain in Venezuela's notorious jail". miamiherald.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  9. Ciralsky, Adam (2024-05-29). "Exclusive: Inside America's Secret Efforts to Free US Hostages". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
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