Opinion: Articles 54 and 55 of the NSS Act: A Threat to Everyone in South Sudan

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  Deng Bol Aruai.  Top News: Breaking News: President Salva Kiir has dismissed the Commissioner General of National Revenue Authority, Hon. Africana Mande, and appointed Hon. Simon Akuei Deng as his replacement President Kiir Strengthens Ties: Receives Credentials from Six New Ambassadors Top Five (5) Best Performing Ministries In South Sudan SPLA-IO Faction Rejects New Western Bahr el Ghazal Governor Amid Leadership Dispute By Deng Bol Aruai Bol, South Sudan is in a strange and troubling place. It often feels like a theater where rumors, propaganda, and misinformation are produced, consumed, and then sometimes turned into law.  What starts as whispers on the street often becomes policy, leaving citizens questioning how such decisions come to pass. Articles 54 and 55 of the National Security Service (NSS) Act are the latest chapters in this unsettling narrative.  These provisions, which give the NSS sweeping powers to arrest, detain, monitor communications, and conduct searches without

DR. LAM AKOL MET WITH PRESIDENT SALVA KIIR

 

Dr. Lam Akol And President Kiir 



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The leader of National Democratic Movement Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin is calling for timely conduct of elections as agreed in the peace Road Map.


Dr. Lam Akol was speaking to journalists shortly after meeting President Kiir on Wednesday.


"We thank the President for the reception and hospitality accorded to us, since I came to Juba. We discussed with him the next stage, which is  preparations for the general elections, because we know that the peace agreement must end up with elections" Dr. Lam said.


The veteran politician said "it is our belief that it is possible to hold the elections if we speed up the implementation of the requirements that create the atmosphere for elections, because our people are anxious to have elections and not extensions."


Lam said, "what needs to be done now is creating a conducive atmosphere where all the political parties are free to propagate their programs by meeting the people."


The government however says execution of the pending tasks such as unification and redeployment of the army, establishment of the National Elections Commission, formation of Political Parties Council and enactment of a permanent constitution are on-going.

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