South Sudan Police Clears Bush Around UNMISS Gate The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has taken a series of steps to strengthen security in relation to Protection of Civilians sites within the Mission's compounds. 12 February 2014
*Juba, 12 February 2014 (Gurtong) - *Security problems have continued to cause serious concern at the gates and in the vicinity of the UNMISS compounds. On Monday 10th February, the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) conducted an operation outside the compound in Tomping, Juba. The action took place next to the Western Gate at the entrance of the protection of civilians' site in the UN base. The operation was aimed at increasing security through searching for weapons, taking care of vehicles that could be a security threat and dismantling sale stands and liquor bars involved in illegal activity. The operation was led by the South Sudanese Police with the support of 50 UN Police Officers. Major General Said Sahul and Major General Pauline were in charge of the operation, supported by 130 South Sudanese police officers and in close coordination with the UN Police of UNMISS. The Mayor of Juba and the State Police Commissioner of Central Equatoria State were also involved. The Western Gate has now been cleared and private vehicles have been taken by SSNPS Traffic Police for further verification. A number of military uniforms, some ammunition as well as knives and machetes have been seized by SSNPS. No UN vehicles were parked outside the Western gate and none were seized by the SSNPS. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> , Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> , Humanitarian<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/8/Humanitarian.aspx> -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqm-XsHGO87WU%2BR_MwQQ%3DqVZp_ErK4Zs2qvvkuR1PJBVw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
