Law enforcement agency
National Police Service |
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Common name | South Sudan Police Service |
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Abbreviation | SSPS |
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Formed | 2009 |
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Employees | 50,000 |
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Annual budget | $100m |
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Operations jurisdiction | SSD |
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Map of South Sudan showing Police jurisdiction |
Size | 644,329 square kilometres (248,777 sq mi) |
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Population | 10,561,244[1] |
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Legal jurisdiction | South Sudan |
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Governing body | Interior |
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Constituting instrument | - Constitution of South Sudan
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General nature | |
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Headquarters | Police Headquarters, Buluk,
Juba. |
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Police Officers | 40,000 |
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Elected officer responsible | - Hon. Angelina Teny, Minister of Interior
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Agency executive | |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Interior |
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Departments |
- •Operations
- •Administration
- •Logistics
- •Traffic
- •Criminal investigations Division (CID)
- •Training
- •Customs
- •Immigration
- •Diplomatic Police Unit
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Regions |
- 1.Northern Bahr el Ghazal
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2.Western Bahr el Ghazal
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3.Lakes
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4.Warrap
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5. Western Equatoria
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6.Central Equatoria
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7.Eastern Equatoria
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8. Jonglei
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9. Unity
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10. Upper Nile
11. Abyei Administrative Area
12. Ruweng Administrative Area
13. Pibor Administrative Area
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National Police Service (NPS) is the armed national police force in South Sudan.
Human rights
Amnesty International accused it of torture in its 2012 Annual Report.[3]
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