SUDAN / POLICE FORCE

The Southern Sudan Police Service (SSPS) graduates 5,590 new police at Dr. John Garang Unified Police Training Center in Rajaf. The majority will be used to maintain referendum security. UNMIS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:16
• Production Date: 14 December 2010
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SUDAN - UNMIS
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY; ELECTIONS
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN
• MAMS Id: U101214h

Description

STORY: SUDAN / POLICE FORCE
TRT: 2:16
SOURCE: UNMIS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 14 DECEMBER 2010, RAJAF, SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, Rajaf mountain
2. Med shot, flags
3. Wide shot, South Sudan Police
4. Med shot, Female police
5. Close up, riot police
6. Med shot, Police swearing
7. Med shot, civilians watching parade
8. Wide shot, Police marching
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Lagu, former Vice President, Government of South Sudan:
“Today I am satisfied to see that we have a Police force capable of maintaining internal security throughout southern Sudan. We have reason to be a proud people.”
10. Various shots, demonstration by specialized units
11. Wide shot, women ululating
12. Wide shot, SSPS marching
13. Med shot, President Slava Kiir and Lt. General Gier Chuang Aluong,
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. General Gier Chuang Aluong, Minister of Internal Affairs, Government of South Sudan:
“The referendum is only 25 days away. We expect these police officers to take our communities through the referendum and to practice exemplary policing methods and strategies, whether in a unity or separation arrangements, come January 9th 2010.”
17. Wide shot, Col. Jagdish Maithani, UN Police receiving award
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Col. Jagdish Maithani, Chief of training, UN Police:
“We will keep on assisting SSPS [Southern Sudan Police Service] to develop their capacity and train them to become professional democratic and international standard police.”
19. Wide shot, SSPS celebrating and dancing

Storyline

The Southern Sudan Police Service (SSPS) today (14 Dec) graduated 5,590 new police at the Dr. John Garang Unified Police Training Center in Rajaf.

South Sudan has not had a professionally trained police force. But since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the Government of South Sudan (GOSS) has supported the idea of a police institution that would maintain law and order.

SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Lagu, former vice President, Government of South Sudan:
“Today I am satisfied to see that we have a police force capable of maintaining internal security throughout southern Sudan. We have reason to be a proud people.”

Dr. John Garang Unified Police training center opened on January 6th 2010 with the aim to directly cater and train young and capable Southern Sudanese undergrad, collage and university graduates, filling a gap created by those who are ready to retire.

The primary objective of the new graduates will be referendum security, over and above maintaining law and order. Addressing the graduates, Lt. General Gier Chuang Aluong, Minister of Internal Affairs told graduates to remember the vision and value of South Sudan Police Service (SSPS).

SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. General Gier Chuang Aluong, Minister of Internal Affairs:
“The referendum is only 25 days away. We expect these police officers to take our communities through the referendum and to practice exemplary policing methods and strategies, whether in a unity or separation arrangements, come January 9th. 2010.”

United Nations police officers serving with the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) helped train their counterparts in southern Sudan on Referendum security, SWAT/crowed control, border police, crime investigation, medical first response and driving.

South Sudan Police Service plans to recruit six thousand more trainees in March of next year. UN Police are already in the process of planning, training and organizing all the administrative support the center needs.

SOUNDBITE (English) Col. Jagdish Maithani, Chief of training UN Police:
“We will keep on assisting SSPS to develop their capacity and train them to become professional democratic and international standard police.”

This is the first batch of police service trainees that were part of the longest basic training session lasting nearly one year. The training center hosted six thousand police recruits drawn across the ten States in the South. President Salva Kiir, Ministers, Military officers, diplomats and other dignitaries were present to witness the event.