Agencyname: | National Police Service |
Commonname: | South Sudan Police Service |
Abbreviation: | SSPS |
Badge: | Emblem of the Sudanese Police Force.svg |
Formedyear: | 2009 |
Employees: | 50,000 |
Budget: | $100m |
Country: | South Sudan |
Countryabbr: | SSD |
Map: | SouthSudanStates.svg |
Sizearea: | 644329km2 |
Sizepopulation: | 10,561,244[1] |
Legaljuris: | South Sudan |
Governingbody: | Interior |
Constitution1: | Constitution of South Sudan |
Police: | Yes |
Headquarters: | Police Headquarters, Buluk,Juba. |
Sworntype: | Police Officer |
Sworn: | 40,000 |
Minister1name: | Hon. Angelina Teny |
Minister1pfo: | Minister of Interior |
Chief1name: | Gen. Atem Marol Biar[2] |
Chief1position: | Inspector General of Police |
Parentagency: | Ministry of Interior |
Unittype: | Department |
Officetype: | Regions |
National Police Service (NPS) is the armed national police force in South Sudan.
Amnesty International accused it of torture in its 2012 Annual Report.[3]