국회 경호·경비 체제 개선방안

Abstract

The National Assembly building in South Korea is the most important administrative facility in the country and must always be under protection from possible threat. However, several domestic interest groups have recently attempted to occupy the building illegally and have continuously tried to harm the members of the assembly. Furthermore, in the time of increasing terrorist threats across the world, the National Assembly building can be a suitable target of various attacks due to its low-level security and the possible symbolic effects. At the moment, the plans for development of the security/protection system of the National Assembly building need to be discussed and established in order to bolster the current system and better serve the needs of the facility. Therefore, in this study, problems of the current security/protection system of the National Assembly are identified and future directions towards improvement are suggested. Data from the previous studies of the security/protection of the National Assembly and other related information have been closely analyzed and reviewed, and the areas that have not been examined in prior research are discussed after conducting in-depth interviews with the workers in the security department at the National Assembly. The problems and the suggestions for improvement of the current system have been analyzed in three areas: law and policy, management, and expertise. The results of the study indicate that the problems of the related laws and policies include infringement on the autonomous security operation, low status of the workers, and incomplete set of related laws. For management, a dual command structure and the lack of security equipment are found to be causing the inefficiency of the system. Moreover, the hiring process and the lack of training for the expert security guards need to be enhanced to produce more specialized workers. Finally, the results of the study have led to suggest the establishment of “National Assembly Security Legislation" as well as the protocol for the relationship among security organizations to supplement the area of law and policy. Furthermore, Unification of the command structure and introduction of scientific security equipment along with launching special training programs through cooperation among related organizations and amendment of the subjects of the employment examination are suggested to improve the areas of management and expertise respectively.