Selucian National Intelligence

The Selucian National Intelligence (Selucian: Nationalibus Intelligentia Seluciae, NIS) is the Selucian official intelligence agency. Its headquarters are located in the A-6 motorway near Auroria. Its main target area is Majatra, but it operates in more than 30 nations.

The Intelligence Chief, Dux Intelligenti is currently General Ares Amidus.

Goals and operation
The Center's essential goal is to provide the Selucian Government all the necessary information to prevent and avoid any risk or menace that affects the independence or integrity of Selucia, its national interests, institutions and rule of law. In the same way, the law states that the specific goals of the NIS will be determined and approved yearly by the Council of Ministers. These goals will be included in a secret document, the Intelligence Guidelines.

Besides this organic control of the Center by the Ministers Council, there is also a judiciary control, given the fact certain activities require such intervention. This control is carried out by a judge of the Selucian Supreme Court (Iudex Intelligenti, whose identity is private to avoid any possible risk), chosen by a qualified majority. In this sense, those actions requiring previous authorization by the court are those regarding communications interdiction, entry and registration at home or enterprise addresses, or any other would-be violations of the fundamental rights granted by the Selucian Constitution.

Precedents and history
The first Selucian intelligence service was created in 4095, in a short-lived experience with an almost null activity, due to the Selucian revolts paralyzing its development. Student revolts by the end of the 4090s motivated the creation of a National Countersubversive Organization. Caesar Senatus Aelius Celer finally changed its name and rules to the ones applied today.

Directors of the NIS

 * Aureo Palliatus (4095–4100)
 * Viridio Gaellus (4100–4113)
 * Virginia Prunata (4113–4131)
 * Glorius Arcturus (4131–4158)
 * Dillius Cornelius Tirrus (4158–4182)
 * Viriato Pomtius (civilian) (4182–4202)
 * Caesar Gloriato (civilian) (4202–4229)
 * Artea Villata (4229-4241)
 * Ares Amidus (4241-now)