State Protection Chief Haijawi-Pirchner Bids Farewell Early

The head of the Directorate of State Protection and Intelligence Service (DSN), Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, is stepping down from this position at the end of the year, eleven months before the end of his term. In a statement sent to APA, "personal reasons" are given. However, Haijawi-Pirchner will continue to work in the Ministry of the Interior in the area of state protection.

Haijawi-Pirchner to lead project in the future

Specifically, he will lead the project for the planned evaluation of the State Protection and Intelligence Service Act and the DSN. The decision to step down early was not easy for him, the DSN head stated in the announcement.

It has been a particularly responsible and honorable task, which he has always carried out with respect for the people. In the nearly four years since the implementation of the Directorate, many important steps have been taken, "which today allow us to look at a confidential, reliable, and networked constitutional protection."

Who will succeed Haijawi-Pirchner?

After Haijawi-Pirchner's term ends, the Directorate's affairs will be managed by his deputy, Sylvia Mayer. The permanent appointment will be clarified through the usual selection process, including candidate hearings.

Haijawi-Pirchner took over the leadership of the authority in the fall of 2021. Before that, he was the head of the Lower Austria State Criminal Office. His deputies at the beginning of his term, David Blum and Michael Lohnegger, also ended their terms early. Lohnegger became the head of the Styrian State Criminal Office in 2024, and Blum had already moved to the private sector at the beginning of 2023.

(APA/Red)

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