Internal Security Directorate (Delkora)
| Indresikkerhedsdirektorat | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | June 1, 2012 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Delkora |
| Headquarters | Norenstal |
| Employees | 12,530 (2018) |
| Annual budget | 2.1 billion NSD (2018) |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of the Interior |
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| Website | www.isd.del |
The Internal Security Directorate (Delkoran: Indresikkerhedsdirektorat or ISD) is a Delkoran intelligence agency responsible for counterintelligence, counter-terrorism, and surveillance of domestic security threats. The agency is organized under the Ministry of the Interior.
Organization
- Section 1: Counterintelligence
- Section 2: Cybersecurity
- Section 3: Economic security
- Section 4: Foreign extremism
- Section 5: Political extremism
- Section 6: Religious extremism
History
The Internal Security Directorate was formed in 2012 as part of the National Security Act of 2012 passed in the aftermath of the Norenstal Subway Bombings. It was tasked with taking on the counter-terrorism and counterintelligence activities that had formerly been the responsibility of the Federal Police. Under the act, the ISD was established as an independent agency within the Ministry of the Interior, reporting directly to the interior minister and the chancellor.
Activities
The ISD is the Kingdom's primary counterintelligence agency, responsible for preventing the infiltration of Delkoran government and economic institutions by foreign intelligence services. It is also responsible for the Kingdom's economic security, including the prevention of industrial sabotage and espionage.
The agency is the primary counter-terrorism service of the federal government and, in this capacity, conducts surveillance against domestic organizations and individuals considered to be a threat to public safety including political extremists, religious cults, and potential lone wolf terrorists. ISD intelligence gathering takes numerous forms, including the use of open source intelligence, electronic surveillance, and various infiltration tactics.
Controversy
In 2016, following a leak of classified information, it was revealed that the ISD was conducting electronic surveillance against several elected officials in the Kingdom, including members of the Cybrian Parliament in the far-right Alliance, as well as two members of the Lebøvian People's Party in the Federal Parliament. Although the agency had sought the appropriate judicial authorization for the surveillance, members of these parties accused the government of having political motivations.