National Security Service (Makko Oko)
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| Formed | October 2018 |
| Jurisdiction |  Makko Oko |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Security |
| Website | securityservice.gov.mk |
The National Security Service, also referred to as the NSS, is an intelligence and law enforcement agency in the Empire Of Makko Oko. Its missions include state protection, counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence, with its jurisdiction purely within the borders of the empire, even if not officially declared through Emperor's Order or legislation. The National Security Service has a history of suppressing dissent, including during the era of the republic, where during the Civil Transition War, the revolutionaries were kidnapped and tortured, with extrajudicial killings also common. In the modern era of the empire, that still holds true, with the National Security Service being regarded as the nation's official secret police agency, even if the government doesn't corroborate it.
The service was allegedly involved in infiltrating companies to steal trade secrets and the spying of left-wing politicians and activists throughout the Republic. This information would be sold off to foreign governments and sometimes competitors, whilst left-wing activity was specifically designated for the top secret 'J' branch, which little is known about. The existence of the J branch would not be confirmed by the government until 2011 after a shocking right-wing defeat in the parliamentary elections, where leftists then opened a parliamentary inquiry into the agency.
Once it became the National Security Service, the remit expanded much greater, and with the introduction of the Civil Control Service, more emphasis was put on terrorism and intelligence powers and activity. The Civil Control Service, the nation's national police agency, lacks intelligence capabilities and jurisdiction, however, they can conduct small intelligence gathering activities such as wiretapping, and investigate all crimes that are of national jurisdiction or importance. Meanwhile the security service has full intelligence jurisdiction and mainly conducts intelligence activities, especially counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism. In addition, the service conducts criminal investigations on terrorism, matters of national security, high crimes, crimes related to a government or military official, and crimes that have a vested interest in them by the Monarch or the Minister of Internal Security. The security service can, however, investigate any crime committed within the nation as the director deems fit.
History
Background
Prior to 1999, Makko Oko had domestic intelligence and surveillance as a part of the duties of the national police. On August 2nd, 1999, the Parliament of Makko Oko passed a bill which was signed into law the same day establishing a separate intelligence agency named the National Intelligence Service, which was not a law enforcement agency and only had the authority to conduct wiretapping and other surveillance domestically. At the time, foreign surveillance was greatly lacking, but the Attack on Terrorism Act of 2002, nicknamed ATTERROR, granted NIS authority to conduct said surveillance, and gave it a bigger budget to do so. A controversial amendment to ATTERROR would be made in 2008 after the end of the presidential election removing diplomatic hurdles for the exercise of authority and granting limited law enforcement capabilities in times of emergency. Those capabilities would be exercised and greatly abused after the Eleshull Riot of 2022 and in the subsequent war.
Involvement In Civil Transition War
NIS had been deployed directly into the war, from the moment it had been incepted. While the mission of the NIS at the time of the war may be unknown, it is known that the NIS kidnapped and tortured anti-government individuals, protestors and revolutionaries.
Post-War
After the end of the war in 2019, Emperor Conall Solis reformed the agency via the ratification of the Modern Security Service Act of 2019, turning it into the National Security Service and once again mixing in law enforcement authority with intelligence activities.
July 2022 Constitutional Protests
During the July 2022 Constitutional Protests, an assassination attempt had occurred on the Minister of Justice, Sara Mauer. This attempted assassination led to an NSS agent on the minister's security detail, George Jankowski, being hospitalized. They were later appointed Director of the NSS. The NSS's biggest involvement in the July 2022 Constitutional Protests, was that of riot control and dissident dispersion, working with the other law enforcement agencies, the CIB, DIFSS, CCS, etc.
Duties & Functions
Like most departments and agencies within the government, no law or order formally established the National Security Service, and instead, all duties and functions are granted unilaterally after the formation of the agency in question, mostly by the Emperor themselves, but in some cases, the heads of the cabinet-level ministries give the orders.
The National Security Service is the dedicated law enforcement agency that protects the state's most important people, including the Emperor themselves, their cabinet members, etc. The National Security Service also has a heavy focus on domestic intelligence and international counter-intelligence, also being in-line with anti-terrorism efforts. Torture and extrajudicial killings are said to be quite commonly conducted by NSS agents, with only CIB agents having surpassed them in those sorts of rumors.
Counter-Terrorism & Counterintelligence
The NSS has access to almost all of the nation's databases, including but not limited to the NCIS (National Citizen Identification System), NIMS (National Immigration Management System) and the NDVS (National Diplomat Verification System). This extensive range of access, in addition to the nation being a surveillance state, allows the NSS and its agents to easily find and detect suspicious criminal activity, in addition to finding flagged individuals who enter or leave the nation. Additionally, the NSS is the controller and curator of the NTID (National Terrorist Identification Database), which is used to discern active and potential terrorist threats, and holds flags on potential/confirmed terrorists entering and leaving the nation. The main arm of the NSS involved in counter-terrorism and intelligence would be the CTID (Counter-Terrorism & Intelligence Division).
Surveillance & Cyber Unit
The NSS is the main arm of the government that conducts surveillance. Surveillance is done through many means, including cameras put up everywhere throughout the nation, state-sanctioned and legally authorized hacking into devices and through mandated computer intelligence and security laws that ISP's and manufacturers must abide by.
Rank Structure
The following is a listing of the rank structure found within the NSS (in ascending order):
- Field Agents
- New agent trainee
- Secret agent
- Senior secret agent
- Supervisory secret agent
- Assistant agent-in-charge (AAC)
- Agent-in-charge (AC)
- NSS Management
- Deputy assistant director
- Assistant director
- Associate executive assistant director
- Executive assistant director
- Associate deputy director
- Deputy chief of staff
- Chief of staff and special counsel to the director
- Deputy director
- Director
Legal Authority
The National Security Service has established authority and powers under the Modern Security Service Act of 2019, and under the Foreign Intelligence Authorization Act. The National Security Service is separated from the Civil Control Service, also referred to as the national police, by designated jurisdiction. The National Security Service deals with high crimes including treason, terrorism and sedition, while the Civil Control Service deals with all the low-level and other crimes not expressly under the NSS's jurisdiction.
The NSS, however, may take over any case under the CCS's purview as seen fit. In addition, the CCS is the first line of enforcement in the nation, handling riot and population control, along with checking identification under the stipulations of the Residential Security Act.
Publications
Crime Statistics
The NSS is the leader of statistics when it comes down to crime. Named the Annual Crime Survey (ACR), the NSS reports on what areas have the highest level of crime, and in addition, what crimes are the highest in each area. The ACR is used by other national law enforcement agencies in the nation, in addition to other non-law enforcement government agencies and officials. The ACR has seen varied press publicity whenever major changes are spotted, and in general, the ACR is not viewed or cared for much by the populace, even though it is publicly available.
Director Of NSS
History
| Name | Start year | End year | Regime | Deputy Director |
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| John Rexroad | September 2019 | April 29th, 2023 | Conall Solis | Joe Sanchez |
| George Jankowski | May 11th, 2023 | Present |
