No details regarding the Head of MSS Bureau 7 are available. The Minister of State Security, who we understand to have been Jong Kyong Thaek since 2017 (although DPRK sources have not confirmed he still holds that position), is assumed to have responsibility for MSS Bureau 7.
Names (4)
Last name/Name
Ministry of State Security Bureau 7
Full name/Name
Ministry of State Security Bureau 7
Type
Primary name
Last name/Name
Prison Bureau
Full name/Name
Prison Bureau
Type
Primary name variation
Last name/Name
Farm Guidance Bureau
Full name/Name
Farm Guidance Bureau
Type
Primary name variation
Last name/Name
Farming Bureau
Full name/Name
Farming Bureau
Type
Primary name variation
Identification documents (2)
Type
Entity Parent Company: Is the Parent company
Type
Entity Type: Government
Notes (2)
As the entity responsible for running the DPRK's political prison camps, MSS Bureau 7 is involved in the widespread serious human rights violations committed against prisoners in those camps by camp guards and other DPRK officials. These violations include murder, torture and enslavement.
As the entity responsible for running the DPRK's political prison camps, MSS Bureau 7 is involved in the widespread serious human rights violations committed against prisoners in those camps by camp guards and other DPRK officials.These violations include murder, torture and enslavement.
Historical data
Names (4)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Ministry of State Security Bureau 7
Full name/Name
Ministry of State Security Bureau 7
Type
Prime alias
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Prison Bureau
Full name/Name
Prison Bureau
Type
AKA (also known as)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Farm Guidance Bureau
Full name/Name
Farm Guidance Bureau
Type
AKA (also known as)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Farming Bureau
Full name/Name
Farming Bureau
Type
AKA (also known as)
Addresses (1)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Full address
Pyongyang
Identification documents (3)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Type
Further Identifiying Information: No details regarding the Head of MSS Bureau 7 are available.The Minister of State Security, who we understand to have been Jong Kyong Thaek since 2017 (although DPRK sources have not confirmed he still holds that position), is assumed to have responsibility for MSS Bureau 7.
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Type
Org Type: Government
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Type
Parent Company: Is the Parent company
Updated: 28.04.2025. 14:16
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