Section 31

“There is no Section 31”

         Section 31 is the name of an officially-nonexistent clandestine organization within Starfleet Intelligence that claimed to protect the security interests of Starfleet and that of the Federation. Section 31 is not accountable to anyone; it does not submit reports to anyone or asks approval for specific operations. As such, it has been described as having granted itself the powers of "judge, jury, and executioner." Under Section 31 credo, to save lives, the ends always justified the means and its operatives are not afraid to bend the rules if the situation warranted it.