BISD's role and responsibility is to monitor and
report to the government on internal security issues. The lists of
internal security issues monitored by BISD are as follows :
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Subversion
Any attempt may it be by an individual, group or an organisation
aimed to jeopardize the national security, or to overthrow His
Majesty's Government or the country's Constitution in a manner
resorting to violent means or in any manner which contradicts the
Constitution
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Espionage
Any attempt to obtain government-classified information or document
illegally in order to assist a foreign power or government or to
achieve specific objectives.
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Sabotage
Any act intended to cause physical damage to significant places and
essential services in the country or to carry out (intentionally)
any activities, which are detrimental to the country's economic
interests to jeopardize public confidence towards the government.
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Terrorism
The use of various means of violence, threats and terror by
individual, group or organisation intended to intimidate and instill
fear towards the civilian population and their property to further
their political or religious aim and ideology.
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Promotion of racial and religious violence
To promote feelings of enmity and resentment between different
racial groups or different religion in order to instill values,
beliefs and practice of the minority group towards another group or
groups (majority).