Tlatequio QuipItlaltocha

The State Department of Homeland Security (Tlatequio QuipItlaltocha), more commonly refered to as the TQI, is the domestic intelligence and security agency of Achtotlan. The TQI is responsible for identifying domestic threats to the constitutional order of Achtotlan, which includes anti-terrorism and counter-espionage. It is headquartered in Iztlan-Achtcuix, a neighbouring annex of the capital of Iztlan. While it is nominally a part of the Ministry of the Interior, it reports directly to the cabinet and to the Speaker of Achtotlan.

It was established in 1972 by then Speaker Ehecatl when the Ministry of State Security was split into the TQI and the Secret Intelligence Bureau, the ITI. The TQI was given the exclusive mandate of domestic security, with the notable exception of border control which was entrusted to the military police.

Despite its classification of a domestic security agency, foreign observers have frequently criticised the TQI as being a form of secret police, accusing the organisation of being complicit in widespread political suppression.

Mission and Priorities
The TQI's stated goal is to protect and defend the Exquisite Republic of Achtotlan from any and all threats, promote domestic political stability, and to maintain the constitutional legal order and the principles on which it is established. As part of this, the TQI focuses on combating terrorism, as well as counter-espionage. As part of its mandate to promote political stability, it is also tasked with combating sedition and enforcing the position of the ruling APRA.

As per its 2019 declaration, the TQI's current priorities are as follows:


 * 1) Protect the Exquisite Republic from terrorist attacks
 * 2) Protect the Exquisite Republic against foreign intelligence operations and espionage
 * 3) Protect the Exquisite Republic against cyber-based attacks
 * 4) Protect the Exquisite Republic against foreign political influences
 * 5) Maintain the Exquisite Republic's constitutional order
 * 6) Develop technologies to enable, and further, the successful performances of its missions as stated above

Organisational structure
The TQI is organised into several offices and a total of 11 operational Sections. The Office of the Director oversees the organisation as a whole and also includes the Liaison Office, which coordinates with other government agencies. The day-to-day matters of the organisation are overseen by the Administrative Office, which deals with matters such as finance, human resources, facility management, and other non-mission related matters. The Administrative Office reports directly to the Office of the Director.

The Director is assisted in their duties by a Deputy Director, and oversees 11 Under-Directors each overseeing a single section of the TQI.

The sections are as follows:


 * Section I: Counter-Intelligence
 * Section II: Counter-Terrorism
 * Section III: Political Affairs
 * Section IV: SIGINT
 * Section V: Science and Technology
 * Section VI: Internal Affairs
 * Section VII: Operations
 * Section VIII: Re-Education
 * Section IX: Recruitment
 * Section X: Military Affairs
 * Section XI: Emergency Management

Rank Structure
The following is a listing of the rank structure utilised by the TQI, in ascending order:


 * Field Agents
 * Trainee
 * Agent
 * Special Agent
 * Agent First Class
 * Supervisory Agent
 * Assistant Executive agent
 * Executive Agent


 * Management
 * Assistant Intendant
 * Intendant
 * Senior Intendant
 * Assistant Superintendent
 * Division Superintendent
 * Assistant Under-Director
 * Under-Director
 * Deputy Director
 * Director

Re-education Camps
While the TQI does not deny that it involves itself in re-education, its official stance is that this limits itself to "salvaging assets and personnel who would otherwise become unfit for further service". Foreign observers, including Liberty Watch and the Ordic Consortium for Human Rights have accused the TQI of engaging in the widespread internment of political dissidents. Several sources claim the existence of a series of internment camps, alleged to be mostly within the mountainous jungle-ridden Achtotlaner heartland. The TQI and the Achtotlaner has vehemently denied the existence of such sites however,

In October 2003, a series of pictures surfaced that depicted "Site 4", an alleged re-education camp operated by Section VIII of the TQI. Following the release of these pictures, several journalists commonly believed to be responsible for the dissemination of the pictures were arrested on charges of espionage or disappeared under unclear circumstances.

In 2005 the Ordic League demanded to investigate the alleged Site 4, following an international lobbying effort by human rights NGOs. The Achtotlaner government officially refused, until it acquiesced later that same year. Several inspectors from the Ordic League, as well as representatives of Liberty Watch were invited to tour "Site 4", a small military prison used to house high-risk criminals. The representatives from Liberty Watch concluded that the location did not match the pictures in any way whatsoever. The Ordic League determined its own investigation to be inconclusive