Internal Security Department (Brunei)

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]

For the Singaporean domestic intelligence agency of the same name, see Internal Security Department (Singapore).
Internal Security Department
Agency overview
FormedAugust 1, 1993
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Brunei
HeadquartersJalan Utama Mentiri, Kampong Sungai Tilong
Parent agencyBrunei Prime Minister's Office
Websitehttp://www.isd.gov.bn/SitePages/Introduction.aspx

They are involved in both criminal and intelligence matters.[3]

History

The ISD was created to replace the Royal Brunei Police's Special Branch division, which was disbanded on August 1, 1993.[4]

References
  1. 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)
  2. Canada. "Brunei - New Internationalist". Newint.org. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  3. "Brunei: Internal Security Act (ISA) Arrests In Brunei". Aliran.com. 2004-06-30. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20100116123441/http://www.internal-security.gov.bn/


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