Passport, Immigration, Nationality Police Officers Graduate
The first batch of 371 police officers of which 41 are women graduated in Juba on Tuesday and took oath of allegiance. 23 May 2013 Police officers on parade at the graduation ceremony at Juba Stadium [Gurtong | Misuk Moses Mile] By Misuk Moses Mule JUBA, 22 May 2013 [Gurtong] - The officers who were trained in Rajaf were passed out in presence of the president of the Republic of South Sudan and will be working for the directorate of Nationality, Passport and Immigrations which was established in 2011. Initially, 446 police officers were commissioned to undertake the course but some of them dropped out. . Speaking at the graduation, the, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Lt. Gen. Pieng Kuol praised the citizens of South Sudan for supporting them and urged them to continue cooperating with the police whom he said are their servants. “Dear citizens of Juba, the police are your servants. Its fundamental roles and duties are to prevent, detect and investigate crimes. It protects lives and property, maintain public order and uphold the constitution and other laws,” he said. The IGP also said that the police will do their best even if it means a little self sacrifice. He however said security is a shared responsibility for them, the government and the citizens. Meanwhile, the president, Kiir called on the officers to portray a positive image of the country and that the graduation is a positive step on the journey towards nation building and transformation of the security sector. He added that the transformation step will contribute to respect of human rights, rule of law and good governance.. The president also urged the immigration officers to control the border points to help improve security. 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooU8p%3Dj7M26RrE4mfU6nUkiLPhC0vaU4%2BeLDVw%3DEtGw-Q%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
