South Sudan Police Service
National Police Service | |
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Common name | South Sudan Police Service |
Abbreviation | SSPS |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 2009 |
Employees | 50,000 |
Annual budget | $100m |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | SSD |
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Map of South Sudan showing Police jurisdiction | |
Size | 644,329 square kilometres (248,777 sq mi) |
Population | 10,561,244[1] |
Legal jurisdiction | South Sudan |
Governing body | Interior |
Constituting instrument |
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General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Police Headquarters, Buluk, Juba. |
Police Officers | 40,000 |
Elected officer responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Interior |
Departments | List
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Regions | List
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National Police Service (NPS) is the armed national police force in South Sudan.
Human rights
[edit]Amnesty International accused it of torture in its 2012 Annual Report.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Est South Sudan Population July 2020". Central Intelligence Agency: The World Factbook. Retrieved 13 July 2020.[dead link]
- ^ South Sudan State TV
- ^ "Annual Report 2012 – South Sudan". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.