| 法務部調查局 Fǎwù Bù Diàochá Jú (Mandarin) Fap-vu Phu Thiàu-chhà Khiu̍k (Hakka) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1928 |
| Jurisdiction | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
| Headquarters | Xindian,New Taipei |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Justice Ministry of the Interior (1949-1956) |
| Website | www |
TheMinistry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB;Chinese:法務部調查局;pinyin:Fǎwù Bù Diàochá Jú;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Hoat-bū-pō͘ Tiau-cha-kio̍k), is aRepublic of China (Taiwan) agency responsible for criminal investigation andintelligence gathering. It is subordinate to theMinistry of Justice, and its personnel are classified asjudicial police. The headquarters is located inXindian District,New Taipei City,Taiwan. The bureau has investigation offices and maritime investigation offices in theprovinces andmunicipalities and investigation stations in eachcounty andcity. It is responsible for tasks related to maintainingnational security and investigating major crimes. Additionally, there are mobile workstations in four regions: northern, central, southern, and eastern, which serve as specialized case-handling units. Its anti-corruption work is similar to that of theIndependent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong) or theCorrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (Singapore). Its anti-drug operations are akin to those of theFBI and theDrug Enforcement Administration (USA). MJIB is a National Member ofEgmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units andAsia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering.[1]
In January 1928,Dai Li, a liaison officer of theNational Revolutionary Army Headquarters, established the "Secret Investigation Unit of the National Revolutionary Army Headquarters", specifically responsible for collecting and investigating military intelligence during theNorthern Expedition, marking the first intelligence investigation organization in the Republic of China.
In September 1932, the National Government established the "Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the Military Commission of the National Government", commonly known as "Military Statistics" or "Juntong". It consisted of two departments: the first was responsible for the affairs of theKuomintang, while the second handled intelligence.
In 1937, during theSecond Sino-Japanese War, Juntong was reorganized: the first department became the "Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee", commonly referred to as "Zhongtong", under theKuomintang Central Executive Committee. The original Juntong continued to focus on military intelligence, which eventually evolved into the "Military Intelligence Bureau".
After the victory in theSecond Sino-Japanese War, on April 17, 1947, the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee decided to dissolve the Zhongtong Bureau.[2]: 8336 Subsequently, Zhongtong was renamed the "Kuomintang Party Member Communication Bureau", abbreviated as "Party Communication Bureau", withYe Xiufeng continuing as director. To reduce the expansion of Kuomintang offices and party expenses, the leadership of the Party Communication Bureau and party investigation units remained within the party offices, while other units were transferred to various government departments (such as the 6th and 7th Divisions of theDirectorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, the 4th Division of the Ministry of the Interior, and the Special Economic Investigation Division of the Ministry of Economic Affairs). However, they were still under the control of the Party Communication Bureau.
In April 1949, the Party Communication Bureau was transferred to theMinistry of the Interior, and renamed the "Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of the Interior". In December of the same year, the Investigation Bureau moved to Taiwan along with theGovernment of the Republic of China. In 1955, theBureau of Investigation and Statistics was reorganized into theMinistry of National Defense Intelligence Bureau, with counterintelligence duties transferred to the Investigation Bureau.
On June 1, 1956, the Investigation Bureau was reassigned to theMinistry of Justice Administration (now theMinistry of Justice), and was renamed the "Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice Administration". On August 1, 1980, following the restructuring of the Ministry of Justice Administration, it was renamed the "Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice".[3]
On April 23, 1997, following the approval of theExecutive Yuan, the bureau established the "Anti-Money Laundering Center" under the "Guidelines for the Establishment of the Anti-Money Laundering Center of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau", responsible for handling financial intelligence and anti-money laundering operations. In June 1998, at the 6th annual meeting of theEgmont Group, the bureau's Anti-Money Laundering Center joined the Egmont Group. On December 19, 2007, thePresidential Office promulgated the "Organization Act of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau", with Article 2, Clause 7 specifying that the bureau handles "anti-money laundering matters", and Article 3 establishing the "Anti-Money Laundering Division" within the bureau.[4]
According to the "s:Organization Act of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau", the Investigation Bureau is responsible for two major tasks and one specific function:
Two Major Tasks: The Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau is the judicial investigation agency of the Republic of China. Its primary tasks are maintaining national security and investigating major crimes, including the prevention of treason andespionage. It also protectsstate secrets; collaborates with theNational Security Bureau and theMinistry of National Defense to counterinformation warfare andcognitive warfare from abroad (with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and theMainland Affairs Council handling external affairs, while the Investigation Bureau works with theMinistry of Digital Affairs to track domestic collaborators anduseful idiots); it is also responsible for anti-corruption, election bribery investigations, internal security investigations, and the prevention of illegalfirearms,drugs,organized crime,Humbug, andmoney laundering.
One Specific Function: To effectively combat crime, the Investigation Bureau has established specialized units for forensic science and cybersecurity to enhance its ability to maintain national security and investigate major crimes. Additionally, the bureau offers public services such as DNA and family relationship testing,[5] and the verification of burned or damaged banknotes,[6][7] as well as identifying counterfeit currency and alcohol to trace sources ofcounterfeit money and fake alcohol.
The Cybersecurity Division of the bureau includes the "Cybersecurity Forensics Laboratory", which was completed in 2006. After its official inauguration by PresidentChen Shui-bian on December 26 of the same year, it became Taiwan’s first digital forensics laboratory. On November 28, 2013, it passed the ISO/IEC 17025 international accreditation, becoming the first forensic science laboratory in Taiwan recognized by the Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF) with "data recovery" capabilities. Its services include: computer forensics, digital data storage media forensics, mobile device forensics, multimedia file forensics, and damaged hard drive data recovery.[8][9]
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Administratively, MJIB is answerable to the Minister of Justice. As a result, all public procurators at all level are able to direct the human resource of MJIB. Operationally, MJIB is subjected to the coordination and supervision ofNational Security Bureau. The director of MJIB could be summoned by the Taiwan President for consultant because of MJIB's eighth and ninth missions of responsibility in Taiwan.
