Ministry of Social Security (North Korea)

인민 보안부
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea
Headquarters	Pyongyang, North Korea; 39°4′49″N 125°46′3″E / 39.08028°N 125.76750°E
Minister responsible	Choi Bu Il;
Child agency	Korean People's Internal Security Forces, Railway Security Bureau, Kim Jong-Il People's Security University;

The Ministry of People’s Security (Korean: 인민 보안부; RR: Inmin Boanbu) is a law enforcement agency in North Korea.^[1] It operates under the umbrella of the State Affairs Commission. Beyond policing, its services include operating the prison system in North Korea, monitoring the public distribution system and providing bodyguards to important persons.^[2]

The Ministry of People’s Security gathers information from local informers in social units about irregular acts. If a case is believed to be of a political nature, it is instead handed over to the State Security Department for investigation.^[2]

References

^ Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "North Korea", accessed August 29, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Schwekendiek, Daniel (19 April 2011). A Socioeconomic History of North Korea. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-7864-8541-3.

[1] Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "North Korea", accessed August 29, 2014.

[Schwekendiek2011-2] Schwekendiek, Daniel (19 April 2011). A Socioeconomic History of North Korea. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-7864-8541-3.

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