Juba Resident Accuse Police of Intimidation and Harassment
A citizen in Juba has accused the police of intimidating and harassing him after unwarranted arrest on Tuesday. 20 April 2013 By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 21 April 2013 [Gurtong] - Boboya James was picked up on Tuesday night and bundled into a police car. Boboya, an official of the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) said he was from taking supper and watching news when he was followed by the police up to his house and ordered to get into their vehicle. “While opening the gate of my house, the police stopped me and they searched me and my car and there after they found my passports; old and new one. They also went into my room searched my room which was illegal because there was no law that permits them to search my room which was very bad,” Boboya told Gurtong yesterday. “They got me out they intimidated me, they harassed me and they asked me to enter their car and took me to Nyakuron police station and there after they took all my property and they jailed me for a night,” he added. He said the reason of his arrest was because he was found in possession of two passports. However, the following morning after he was taken to the immigration department, officials there confirmed there was no problem with the possession of the two passports. He was released without charges. “This is very bad because if the police are making like this they are destroying this country. They should be able to act in a good way and they should be able to understand the documentation in this country,” he said. Boboya said the act amounts to violation of his right to movement. He further accused the police of not protecting the civilians. Efforts to reach the police authorities for comment were in vain after repeated efforts of calling the Central Equatoria State (CES) Police Commissioner and the South Sudan National Police Spokesperson. This latest accusation against the police is among several which the Interior Ministry and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said are working out efforts to restructure the police sector. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
