NIS proposes special law to deal with illegal inspection
Non-disclosed reports were also reviewed with 2/3 approval
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The National Intelligence Service proposed the enactment of a special law to deal with the issue of illegal inspection by the National Intelligence Service in connection with the suspicion that a wide range of inspections were conducted on political, business, and cultural personnel, including all 18 members of the National Assembly under the direction of the Blue House at the time of the Lee Myung-bak (MB) administration. Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Byung-gi, secretary of the National Assembly’s Intelligence Committee, and Democratic Party lawmaker Ha Tae-kyung, the National Power Member, briefed the contents of the private report received from the National Intelligence Service on the 16th. They said, “The National Intelligence Service officially named the document “Request for cooperation in the management of personal information of key personnel such as politicians” ordered by the Blue House Civil Affairs Office on December 16, 2009. The NIS also reported that it confirmed that in February 2008, at the end of the Roh Moo-hyun administration, the NIS inspected the relatives of former President Roh. The NIS explained, “After the election of President Lee Myung-bak, it seems that the NIS voluntarily inspected it during the period of change of power.” The NIS did not confirm whether or not it issued a’stop order’ when the intelligence officials asked if an inspection was conducted during the Park Geun-hye administration. There is a possibility that the temple was followed.” However, the NIS reported that even if such information was created outside of the scope of the job, it was not confirmed in detail because it was a record under the Public Records Act and is a non-public record containing personal information. Rep. Kim said, “The National Intelligence Service said that if there is a request from a party, such as a member of the National Assembly, it will handle it in accordance with relevant laws and precedents. He added that it is also actively considering reporting on the premise of non-disclosure in case two-thirds of the members of the Information Commission vote.” In a report that day, Director Park suggested a method of classifying illegal and legal information through the tentatively named’National Intelligence Service’s 60-year illegal inspection black history processing law’, and the ruling and opposition parties have formed a consensus on this, the opposition secretary said.
The NIS also reported that it did not confirm the involvement of former Cheong Wa Dae chief political officer Park Hyung-joon, who ran for the Busan Mayor’s re-election in April. Rep. Ha explained, “When I asked if Park Hyeong-jun was involved in illegal information inspections, the official answer was that it was not confirmed that at the time, chief political affairs office and chief Park were involved.” By Kim Mina, staff reporter [email protected]