Security Service (Gassasinia)
| Security Service جهاز الأمن | |
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| Abbreviation | GSS |
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| Annual budget | GSD $25.1 billion (est) |
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| Legal jurisdiction |  Gassasinia |
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| https://www.SecurityService.mod.ga | |
The Security Service is the central intelligence and security service of the State of Gassasinia. Notorious for its' secrecy, the Security Service is subject to an unusual lack of judicial, legislative and executive oversight which has caused the organisation to become a frequent subject of conspiracy theories across Gassasinia and even the world. Information about the Security Service and its' operations is frequently classified and concealed, and even the organisation's structure and leadership is heavily obscured.
The Security Service is responsible for maintaining security and public order, counter-terrorism, intelligence collection and covert operations within Gassasinia and across the world. It is believed that the Security Service has been responsible for numerous infiltration and false-flag operations against political, religious and terrorist groups within and without the nation believed to have been a threat to the safety of the Gassasinian state and people.
Much of what is known about the internal affairs of the Security Service originates from the famous interview of an anonymous higher-up official, often known as Individual A, of the Security Service by Anteria TV. Amongst other claims, Individual A claimed that the Security Service frequently cooperated with and consulted with repressive regimes, and that the Security Service had infiltrated and even created extremist groups to disrupt and discredit so-called "subversive organisations" including Mehravan exile opposition groups, Ba'athist political parties and militant trade unions.
History
According to what sparse official documents are available, the Security Service was formed in the late 1927 as an intelligence agency answering directly to the prime minister of Riamese Gassasinia rather than colonial authorities to carry out intelligence gathering, political action and internal security operations away from the watchful eyes of the governor of Riamese Gassasinia. Historians have theorised that the Security Service likely took part in anti-colonial political agitation, while keeping more extreme elements of Gassasinia's independence movement in-line with the mainstream All-Marigicia Nationalist Party.
The Security Service absorbed the Colonial Special Police after Gassasinian independence in 1948. Although there were rumours of a so-called "Security Service" pulling the strings of Gassasinian politics and internal security from the shadows, the Security Service was only officially recognised by the Gassasinian government with the State Security Act 1969, which legitimised the Security Service and granted it a wide array of powers to pursue the safety of the Gassasinian state.
Throughout the early to mid 1970's, the Security Service frequently clashed with government interests as the National Salvation Front, a Catholic clerico-fascist far-right entryist group which had already thoroughly infiltrated the police, started to heavily influence the leadership of the Christian Democratic Party and started to form paramilitary groups in opposition to the Security Service and army.
In retaliation to the National Salvation Front's conspiracy theories about the Security Service and the rise of rivalling government-sponsored far-right paramilitaries, the Security Service and Armed Forces took up a policy of "containment" by which the Army and Security Service sought to shield politically moderate figures and the general public from fighting between extremist paramilitaries by expelling them from population centres and carrying out retaliatory attacks in response to attacks against civilian or moderate political figures. It was hoped that this policy would retain the stability of Gassasinian society while allowing for the paramilitaries to wear each other down enough for the conflict to die out. Although the policy was mostly successful, by 1974 the Gassasinian Army and Security Service had started to carry out wide-scale operations against government sponsored paramilitaries and the resulting tensions between the (now almost completely infiltrated) government leadership and the armed forces resulted in Gassasinian Army military policemen (who were granted the powers of a police officer due to the declaration of martial law in 1972) arresting the prime minister and much of the government's National Salvation Front leadership.
Although the Security Service has been somewhat reigned in by a variety of secretive deals and legislation, the Security Service still remains a shadowy organisation which attracts conspiracy theories due to the highly independent and secretive way in which it works.
Theories
Owing to the secretive nature of the Security Service, it has been subject to a wide variety of theories - some more plausible than others. Some analysts have suggested that the Security Service may even engage in the creation and perpetuation of such theories as a way of obscuring information about itself and discrediting potential legitimate theories and leaks about the organisation.
Many believe that the Security Service works closely with allied intelligence agencies, notably the Bak National Office of Investigation and Directorate of Strategic Intelligence. Plagyor separatist groups have also in the past alleged that the Security Service may have assisted and even helped to train the notorious Publica Ratio Intelligenti of Vescarium. Others have claimed that the Security Service is active within Abjekistan and even aided government forces during the Sons of Hadian crisis.
Other less credible claims suggest that the Security Service has its' own nuclear weapons development program, that they are developing deadly biochemical weapons for use against any actors that threaten Gassasinia, or that the Service is in league with aliens. Other claims allege that the Security Service regularly extorts and deals with international criminal organisations to acquire funding and resources through more covert means.
It is said that the Security Service operates the "Bohemian Rhapsody" numbers station, a radio station broadcast over three frequencies that regularly sounds out a sequence of English-language numbers read out by a computer-synthesised Middle Eastern-accented feminine voice. The name "Bohemian Rhapsody" was attributed to the station because the sequences are often unconventionally interrupted by 80's rock music. The Bohemian Rhapsody station has been tracked back to FOA-35, an isolated remote Bakyernian Air Force base which is host to a small garrison of Gassasinian Defence Force training attaches and exchange officers to the Tuiivamäst.
However, regardless of how shadowy these claims are, it is nigh impossible to confirm or deny any of them because the Security Service rarely releases information on its' operations, as it is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. It is said that the Security Service even frequently lies to other government agencies and branches to obscure their borderline or even outright illegal activities. It is known that the Public Prosecution Agency has attempted in the past to charge exposed Security Service personnel with perjury in the past.
The Security Service is often referred to by conspiracy theorists as "Big Brother".
Structure and Personnel
The structure of the Security Service is not public knowledge. What is known about the structure of the Security Service is based on comments by Individual A. It is not known whether any changes have been made to structure in the two decades since the interview was conducted. Security Services personnel operate under extremely strict security clearance standards and even compartmentalisation.
- General Directorate Office
- Section A - Domestic Intelligence and Public Security
- Section B - Foreign Intelligence
- Section C - Counterespionage
- Section D - Internal Affairs
- Section E - Propaganda, Psychological and Information Warfare
- Section G - Cyberwarfare and Signals Intelligence
- Section H - Special Forces
- Section I - Training and Foreign Assistance
- Section J - Diplomatic, Embassy and Defence Security
- Section M - Research & Development
- Section N - Censor
Individual A made mention of having worked within a large "Regional Office" within Bakyern which was responsible for organising training, intelligence and special operations within Thuadia. It is believed that the Security Service likely operates several "Regional Offices" in several locations across the world.
Former government agency staff have stated that the Security Service often cooperates with intelligence, counter-terrorism and internal security units within the Defence Force and National Police.
It is said that the Security Service answers directly to the Prime Minister.
Although the Security Service does publicly advertise positions from time to time, it has been theorised by some that many Security Service were hired from previous police and armed forces personnel, and even from fugitives and convicted persons, both domestic and international. Security Services field units are heavily compartmentalised, and that many informers for the Security Service have very little - if any - idea who they're actually working for.
Despite the numerous conspiracy theories and even probable shady activities, leakers have suggested that most employees with the Security Services work relatively mundane desk-work and public security work.