South Korea’s intelligence agency loses power to investigate North Korea ties



News South Korea’s intelligence agency loses power to investigate North Korea ties A new law passed on Sunday will transfer investigative power to the country’s national police Won-Gi Jung December 14, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON "Korea National Assembly Building" by Visionstyler Press is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 South Korean lawmakers passed a bill to stop the country’s spy agency from investigating domestic activities related to North Korea on Sunday, instead transferring that power to the national police. The new law means that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) will no longer be able to conduct anti-communist investigations as of 2024. In the past, these investigations included those that looked into people’s alleged and illegal ties to North Korea. South Korean lawmakers passed a bill to stop the country’s spy agency from investigating domestic activities related to North Korea on Sunday, instead transferring that power to the national police. The new law means that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) will no longer be able to conduct anti-communist investigations as of 2024. In the past, these investigations included those that looked into people’s alleged and illegal ties to North Korea. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korea’s intelligence agency loses power to investigate North Korea ties

A new law passed on Sunday will transfer investigative power to the country’s national police

Won-Gi Jung December 14, 2020

South Korea’s intelligence agency loses power to investigate North Korea ties

"Korea National Assembly Building" by Visionstyler Press is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

South Korean lawmakers passed a bill to stop the country’s spy agency from investigating domestic activities related to North Korea on Sunday, instead transferring that power to the national police.

The new law means that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) will no longer be able to conduct anti-communist investigations as of 2024. In the past, these investigations included those that looked into people’s alleged and illegal ties to North Korea.

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