South Sudan Police Service

South Sudan National Police Service
Common name	South Sudan Police
Abbreviation	SSNPS
Agency overview
Formed	2009
Employees	40,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	SS
	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	Ministry of Interior
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Police Headquarters, Buluk, Juba.
Police Officers	40,000
Agency executive	Gen. Majak Akech Malok, Inspector General of Police;
Parent agency	South Sudan Ministry of Interior
Departments	List •Training ; •Operations ; •Administration ; •Logistics ; •Traffic ; •Criminal investigations Division (CID ; •Customs ; •Immigration ; •Diplomatic Police Unit ;
Regions	List 1.Northern Bahr el Ghazal ; 2.Western Bahr el Ghazal ; 3.Lakes ; 4.Warrap ; 5. Western Equatoria ; 6.Central Equatoria ; 7.Eastern Equatoria ; 8. Jonglei ; 9. Unity ; 10. Upper Nile ;

South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) is a security force in South Sudan.

Human rights

Amnesty International accused it of torture in its 2012 Annual Report.[2]

"Est South Sudan Population July 2020". Central Intelligence Agency: The World Factbook. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
"Annual Report 2012 – South Sudan". amnesty.org. Amnesty International. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

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