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S. Sudan police urge public support to curb insecurity

April 15, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), on Monday, urged the public to cooperate with law enforcement officers in order to reduce high rates of crimes committed in the country.

South Sudan’s new police boss attends a ceremony organised by the interior ministry, 21 February 2013 (ST)
South Sudan’s new police boss attends a ceremony organised by the interior ministry, 21 February 2013 (ST)
Pieng Deng Kuol made these remarks while addressing a joint force of the police and military officers at Nabipai town, located in South Sudan Western Equatoria state border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

“Security is never a responsibility of single institution. It is a collective work. It requires participation of the general public in form of provision of security information to members of the police services and other organized forces,” said Kuol, in a statement read on state-owned SSTV.

He said the police, working in collaboration with other existing security organs, only intervene in to matters to prevent out-of-hand situations.

According to the IGP, managing the law enforcement body not only focuses on training of its officers, but also encompasses aspects of proper control and command.

“Since I took over the office, people have been approaching me expressing their concern about brutality of [the] police. The word that cannot fail to evoke a prehistoric response: those who perpetrate it are bad,” he stressed.

Koul, however, urged the members of the public not to consider the police as enemies, but rather view them as people mandate to maintain law and order in society.

The police spokesperson, James Monday Enoka, also reiterated the commitment of the cop to provide security to citizens, but said their success depends on information from the general public.

“I tell you police will always be around all the time, in the sun, in the rain, at night and where there is a security concern,” he said, adding that the police will leave no stone unturned in dealing with criminals in the country.

(ST)

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