국가안보실 안보수사본부 신설에 관한 연구

Abstract

As of 2023, in South Korea, cases of political intervention through social movements under the direction of North Korean agents have been reported in the media, causing shock and anxiety among the public, but as of January 2024, the National Intelligence Service's counterintelligence powers have been abolished, forcing the government to take countermeasures. The recent Cheongju espionage case, Han Gil-hoe case, Changwon espionage case, and the Korean Trade Union Confederation (KCTU) case, the 'internationality' of the investigation extends to overseas, the 'timeliness' of the information collected through overseas intelligence networks and the 'integration' of the collected information must be delivered to domestic investigative agencies in a timely manner, which is different from the basic nature of police work limited to domestic security information collection and criminal investigation. In the midst of this, ➀ nationalist politics that views North Korea as an object of reconciliation and the value conflict of protecting the people from the actual threat of North Korea coexist, North Korea's Cultural Exchange Bureau (Bureau 225) has expanded its strategy of intervening in domestic politics through elections to expand its dominance by creating public opinion favorable to North Korea throughout South Korean society, ➁ In the geopolitical position of Northeast Asia, Seoul is becoming a hub for intelligence activities of various countries, not only because of the advanced technology of global companies such as Samsung Electronics, but also because of the growing global attention and cultural influence of Hallyu culture such as BTS, and in this case, the covert operation of a Chinese secret police station in the middle of Seoul supports the need for a security investigation. ➂ Recently, narcotics were detected in all sewage treatment plants across the country, and the cause of this is smuggling on the high seas, which is difficult to control, and the rapid distribution of drugs to youth using the Internet and social media. ➃ There are more than 100 cults that violate people's lives and human rights, destroy society, and threaten the existence of the country. However, considering the characteristics of national security investigations (internationality, timeliness, and integration) as well as the "security" and "secrecy" of the investigators' status and the "expertise" accumulated over decades, and considering that the police force in Korea needs to be increased by more than twice the average of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, government policies should establish realistic policies for the people, not political judgments. Therefore, this study proposes a model for establishing a basis for a cooperative response by government ministries that can respond to comprehensive security by establishing a National Security Investigation Headquarter under the Office of National Security by presidential decree, such as the "Presidential Security Task Force" of the Presidential Security Service.