Presidential Security Service
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| Hangul | 대통령경호실 |
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| Hanja | 大統領警護室 |
| Revised Romanization | Dae Tong Ryeong Gyeong Ho Shil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Daetongryung Kyunghosil |
| 대통령경호실 Dae Tong Ryeong Gyeong Ho Shil Daetongryung Kyunghosil |
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| Formed | 1963 |
| Superseding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
| Headquarters | Near Blue House |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | Official Site |
Presidential Security Service
Presidential Security Service (Korean : 대통령경호실, Hanja : 大統領警護室, Dae Tong Ryeong Gyeong Ho Shil), or PSS for short, is a South Korean close protection agency. Based on the United States Secret Service, the South Korean PSS is an independent agency responsible for the protection of the President of South Korea and the Blue House.
The unit is currently being commanded by Yom Sang Guk, 12th chief officer of the PSS. Its headquarters and related support units are based near the Blue House.
The PSS had been established in 1949 as the Kyong Mu Dae Presidential Security Police. Its name soon changed in 1960 to the Blue House Presidential Police with a Security Force raised in 1961 to closely guard Park Chung Hee.
The unit had a name change again, this time to the PSS, after the PSS Law 157 had passed in 1963 with Hong Jong Chul as its first chief under the direction of the Gyeongmundae Police Force. Yet Pak Chong-gyu headed the PSS from 1963 to 1974. PSS responsibilities were increased after North Korean soldiers of the 124th Army Unit attacked the Blue House in 1968.
In 1974, the PSS was granted more power over the South Korean military and various law enforcement agencies under the enactment of Security Committee for presidential protection (Executive Order 7246) and of Security Control Unit for presidential protection (Executive Order 7246) after Park Chung Hee's wife, Yuk Young-soo was killed.
The abolishment of Security Committee for presidential protection (Executive Order 9692) and abolishment of Security Control Unit for presidential protection (Executive Order 9692) came in 1979 after Park Chung Hee had been assassinated. In 1981, the PSS was mandated, by the revision of PSS directives, to protect former South Korean presidents and their families.
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