South Sudan Police institutes new reforms
June 18, 2010 (JUBA) — Efforts to modernize Southern Sudan Police force appear to be on course with the recent initiation of reforms within the law enforcement body.
Dr. Fred Yiga, a Senior Advisor to the Internal Affairs Minister and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) told this reporter yesterday that the new Police reforms was instituted to make officers within the force accountable to the existing laws, citing the 2009 Police Act and the Draft Code of Conduct for Southern Sudan Police Service.
“It [Police reforms] will also handle issues of indiscipline within the law enforcement body. But most importantly is to make officers practice good governance inline with agreed standards,” Dr. Yiga exclusively told Sudan Tribune.
The Police Act 2009, enacted in accordance with provision 59(2)(b) of the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan 2005 empowers the Police force to prevent, combat and investigate crime, maintain law and public order as well as protect the people and their properties.
As part of these reforms, however, the Police have embarked on massive recruitment of young people into the force.
Currently, 6,500 new recruits, drawn from across all the 10 states of Southern Sudan are undergoing professional training at the Juba-based John Garang Memorial Police Academy.
“This professional training not only looks at the aspect of equal representation but provides an avenue for recruits to realize their national obligation as citizens of this nation,” Dr. Yiga said.
He added, “Such professional trainings are essential in enhancing unity among the people. By bringing people from different locations, the element of regional imbalance is addressed hence minimizing the common causes of conflicts among the people.”
Meanwhile, the Southern Sudan Police Service has now created a regional network with their counterparts in neighboring Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.
As a result, Rwanda recently trained several Southern Sudan Police officers, while Uganda is offering the latter study opportunities, all aimed at further professionalizing the force.
REGIONAL INVOLVEMENT
According to Dr. Yiga, the newly instituted reforms have seen Southern Sudan Police Service become a member of the East African Police Conference (EAPCO). The new initiative has also improved its training and cross-border control programmes.
Last week, the newly appointed UNMIS Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Moses Bisong Obi arrived in Sudan, replacing Lt. Gen. Paban Jung Thapa of Nepal who served the mission for two years.
The Nigerian-born General Obi will head some 10,000 strong international peacekeeping forces, which include military observers, staff officers and force protection troops.
With an international career dating back to the early 1980s, the General Obi brings to the position a vast commanding experience, having held numerous important operational, command and staff positions and before joining the mission he was serving as Chief of Training and Operations in the Nigerian Army Headquarters.
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Jamus
South Sudan Police institutes new reforms
The goal of reforming South Sudan Police services is an achieveable one.The top officers at the realm of power in this institution namely Gier Chuan,Achuil Manol and Gordon Kur are all achievement oriented folks.They aspire to do the best for their country.Some of them gave up luxuries lives in western cities to came and participate in building of their nation.No doubt,we gonna have a very discipline police force within the region soon.
Jamus
Michael
South Sudan Police institutes new reforms
I have a question about this UN Mission in Sudan.
Did this Nigerian left their taboo or the disease that has crippled Nigeria to become a commanding officer for UN or it’s in Sudan so nobody cares anyway?
In other word, is this Obi grab proof?
I wondered when I read the report that said Nigerians are most religious people while I know this about them.
The most corrupt/theft/grabbing people probably in Africa.
Sorry, but it’s the truth.
Padiet Deng Alony
South Sudan Police institutes new reforms
Pullstop, do you know the acronym POLICE?
P= should be Polite
O= // // Organizer
L- // // Intellegent
C= // // Courageos and
E= // // Educated
This is where the acronym POLICE derived and are really characteristics of policeman.Professional police should have these six characters in him/her.
Akuma
South Sudan Police institutes new reforms
It is our privilege as Southerners to train professionals police forces so that we have strong rule and regulations governing our people and guide people not to commits any atrocities.
I can Advice our leaders to used their authorities to take young graduates into polices forces because they police in see in Southern Sudan last year when i visit Southern Sudan was illiterate old men and women. What are they doing there? Police are the backbone of the nation.
Dr. Akuma,
USA
Johnny
REFORM ALSO NEEDED IN THE ARMY!!
REFORM IS NEEDED MORE IN SOUTHERN SUDAN POLICE, NOT ONLY POLICE BUT WE NEED REFORM IN THE ARMY; THERE MUST BE DIFFERENT BETWEEN ARMY AND POLICE. THE PRACTICE OF POLICE DUTIES BY ARMY IN SOUTHERN SUDAN IS HURTING THE CIVILIANS. SALVA KIIR MUST KNOW THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THESE TWO.
Jonglei-watchdog
South Sudan Police institutes new reforms
Yes. South Sudan Police need more reform given the fact that most of them were the former SPLA soldiers. They are still with the gorilla millitary mind and thus brutal to their own civilians. Instead of keeping the law and observing public order, they are the one who break the law and cause havoc to the communities. This come when they are told to execute certian law, the go and over done it. There must be a limit for their action. They should rough-handle the accused awaiting justice or mistreat the accused on the arrest when he/she has not refused to go to the station as they usually do.
Police be reform not only in Juba but in the all ten States in Southern Sudan.