Korean People's Internal Security Forces

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Korean_People's_Internal_Security_Forces
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:KPISF
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Supreme_Leader_of_North_Korea
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Ministry_of_Social_Security
gptkbp:country gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:established 1945
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pyongyang
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Korean People's Internal Security Forces
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Korean
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:조선인민내무군
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Choe_Pu-il
gptkb:Ri_Thae-sop
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Social_Security_(North_Korea)
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Korean_People's_Army
gptkb:Ministry_of_Social_Security_(North_Korea)
gptkb:Ministry_of_State_Security_(North_Korea)
gptkbp:role border security
counterintelligence
firefighting
internal security
riot control
guarding government buildings
protection of key facilities
gptkbp:size approximately 200,000 personnel
gptkbp:type gptkb:law_enforcement
paramilitary police
gptkbp:uniform olive green
gptkbp:website none (North Korea does not maintain an official website for the force)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marshal_of_the_DPRK
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5