Southern Sudan Police Service
The Southern Sudan Police Service or SSPS for short is a police force from South Sudan . It currently comprises (December 2010) around 6,000 police officers who are completing their training in Rajaf , 20 kilometers south of Juba . The United Nations Development Program and various donor countries (including Germany) support the establishment of the unit financially and logistically. A total of $ 11.5 million from outside sources will be used. Ultimately, the service is intended to replace the police units formed by the rebels of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army .
In 2011 a further 6,000 police officers are to be trained and 3,000 every year from 2012.
The first mission was to ensure security during the independence referendum in South Sudan in 2011 .
criticism
In December 2010, complaints were raised about discrimination against women and ethnic minorities in education. An investigation is about to be opened , according to South Sudan's Interior Minister Gier Chuang Aluong .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Markus M. Haefliger: Serious allegations against the new police force in South Sudan. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . Retrieved December 9, 2010 .