{"id":22805,"date":"2022-08-15T15:10:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T15:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/seek-permission-before-holding-demonstrations-citizens-urged"},"modified":"2022-08-15T15:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T15:23:26","slug":"seek-permission-before-holding-demonstrations-citizens-urged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/seek-permission-before-holding-demonstrations-citizens-urged","title":{"rendered":"Seek permission before holding demonstrations, citizens urged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Police have urged citizens and groups planning to carry out protests to seek permission from the police before holding it.<\/p>\n<p>Police Spokesperson Major General Daniel Justin acknowledged that peaceful protest is a constitutional right of every citizen but warns against thugs taking advantage of the situation to loot.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that it is important to inform the police, for them to provide security to public facilities including the markets from intruders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been saying this, protest is a right, but you have to coordinate with us especially the police because there are intruders,\u201d said Daniel Justin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, in Konyo-konyo. If you start your protest there, you know the street boys will be involved,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, shops will be looted. That\u2019s why you take permission from us, and we protect you while you protest, at the end of the day, you go back to your place safely,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes people don\u2019t consult us, and at the end of the day, it ends with insecurity. People get looted, people get injured, and so on. But if it is with the help of the police, well, everything will just go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The police officer made the statement, following last week\u2019s demonstration, in which police arrested five protestors and a journalist.<\/p>\n<p>One of the protestors was shot in the leg, and the detainees have been remanded in prison without charges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. Police have urged citizens and groups planning to carry out protests to seek permission from the police before holding it. Police Spokesperson Major General Daniel Justin acknowledged that peaceful protest is a constitutional right of every citizen but warns against thugs taking advantage of the situation to loot. 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