{"id":28650,"date":"2022-12-09T08:50:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T08:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudans-spy-agency-is-particularly-ruthless-secretive-and-well-funded-sentry-report"},"modified":"2022-12-09T08:50:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T08:50:06","slug":"south-sudans-spy-agency-is-particularly-ruthless-secretive-and-well-funded-sentry-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudans-spy-agency-is-particularly-ruthless-secretive-and-well-funded-sentry-report","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan\u2019s spy agency is \u2018particularly ruthless, secretive and well-funded\u2019 \u2013 Sentry report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A new report by investigative watchdog, The Sentry, has described South Sudan\u2019s National Security Service (NSS) as ruthless, secretive, well-funded, and has employed a two-pronged strategy to cement its control and power in the world\u2019s youngest country.<\/p>\n<p>While noting that fear of NSS is widespread in South Sudan, the report titled \u201cUndercover Activities Inside the National Security Service\u2019s Profitable Playbook\u201d said that personal of the intelligence agency have been involved in grave human rights abuses such as kidnapping, torture, illegal detentions and operates without regards to basic human rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a country plagued by horrific violence and rampant corruption, South Sudan\u2019s National Security Service (NSS) stands out as particularly ruthless, secretive, and well-funded. Fear of the NSS is pervasive in South Sudan, and for good reason,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts personnel have been involved in widespread, grave human rights abuses, including kidnapping, torture, and illegal detention, and the organization operates without regard for basic human rights or the personal rights of civilians laid out in the South Sudanese constitution, including freedom of assembly, freedom from torture, and the rights to fair trial and litigation,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that individuals linked to the NSS holds of shares in various companies including media agencies and natural resources and further revealed that the agency has funded a campaign of surveillance, intimidation and violence against civilians, activists and journalists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sentry found that, to cement its control and power in South Sudan, the NSS has employed a two-pronged strategy of state capture and repression. Corporate records reviewed by The Sentry reveal a vast network of companies with NSS shareholders, ranging from media and publishing to natural resources and logistics,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe oil, finance, and media sectors particularly suffer from NSS involvement both in terms of economic capture and repression. NSS personnel have occupied key posts in state institutions, and the NSS itself has had a role in approving private company operations in the lucrative mining and security sectors. In this way, the NSS has been able to access off-budget finances and diverted revenues, all while sidestepping oversight and operational scrutiny,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn turn, the NSS has funded a campaign of surveillance, intimidation, and horrific violence against civilians, activists, and journalists. The NSS has interfered with civil society and the press, suppressed freedom of speech, and illegally detained and permanently silenced those who spoke out against the regime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn interviews with The Sentry, several South Sudanese in civil society organizations and in the media sector expressed concern that they might be targeted by the NSS if they spoke openly about corruption or other government issues.\u201d<\/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. A new report by investigative watchdog, The Sentry, has described South Sudan\u2019s National Security Service (NSS) as ruthless, secretive, well-funded, and has employed a two-pronged strategy to cement its control and power in the world\u2019s youngest country. 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