New Law to Protect National Secrecy Proposed

The National Intelligence Service (NIS), the former Korean CIA, reportedly is trying to enact a new law to strengthen its information security system, which would severely penalize governmental officials, information suppliers and even receivers of classified material.
The proposed legislation is being called the 'Protective Law on National Secrecy' by the NIS and the scope of basic security would be enlarged to encompass all that falls within the boundary of national interest, which includes not only keeping tight security regarding the flow of information to other countries, friendly or otherwise, but also that which flows to the general public.
A source from the NIS said Monday, 'After a thorough investigation on government institutes regarding informational security, we concluded that the protection of secrecy among them must be intensified and this calls for punishing both leakers and receivers of official secrets, too. There are no measures to castigate those seeking legitimate information. I must add, the entire process is just at the consideration level, not on the verge of being established yet. Therefore, it is not even clear when the new law will be presented to the National Assembly.'
Bong Hwa-shik:trojans@joongang.co.kr