The South Korean spy agency on Wednesday unveiled plans to abrogate and delegate its anti-communist investigative powers.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a report that it has been pushing ahead with a “full-scale revision” of the laws governing its operations, saying the “elimination of accumulated evils” is almost finished.

The name of the intelligence agency will also be changed to the “external security intelligence agency,” the report said, reflecting the “resolute determination” of the organization to concentrate on the protection of national security.

“We transferred the anti-communist investigative rights to another organization to clearly settle the arguments over human