Why do the secret police want to question you?
We've applied for jobs with a government contractor, in order to work for them you have to have a Top Secret security clearance.
Good luck with that, Tesla.
I think Amy and you are right to be honest about your personal lives.
If you get top secret clearances, then I think they would be more concerned with whether you would be subject to being blackmailed because of your background than with the exact details of it anyway. Also I think you should be prepared to have your telephone calls monitored assuming that you get the job, so having nothing to hide will be a good thing.
I know that my husband's and my private telephone calls were monitored, because they called him in and played him a recording of one of them and asked him questions about it.