Internal Security Department (Brunei)
For the Singaporean domestic intelligence agency of the same name, see Internal Security Department (Singapore).
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| Formed | August 1, 1993 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Brunei |
| Headquarters | Jalan Utama Mentiri, Kampong Sungai Tilong |
| Parent agency | Brunei Prime Minister's Office |
| Website | http://www.internal-security.gov.bn/ |
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The Internal Security Department is Brunei's domestic intelligence agency, which is under the Prime Minister's Office.[1] They are known to detain anyone suspected of being a threat to Brunei's national security threat for as long as needed.[2] They have been created to replace the Royal Brunei Police's Special Branch division, which had been disbanded.
They are involved in both criminal and intelligence matters.[3]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120611121935/http://www.pmo.gov.bn/pmo1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=142. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Canada. "Brunei - New Internationalist". Newint.org. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- ↑ "Brunei: Internal Security Act (ISA) Arrests In Brunei". Aliran.com. 2004-06-30. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
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