Kiir sacks military, police chiefs in main safety sector reshuffle – Sudans Put up

JUBA — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday dismissed the nation’s military and police chiefs in a sweeping safety sector reshuffle, lower than a month after heavy gunfire erupted within the capital, Juba.

In a decree learn on the state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), Kiir eliminated General Santino Deng Wol as Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF).

Deng was reassigned as undersecretary on the Ministry of Defense, changing Atak Santino Majak, who was eliminated in a separate decree.

The president appointed General Paul Nang Majok as the brand new chief of protection forces.

In one other decree, Kiir dismissed General Atem Marol Biar as Inspector-General of Police and changed him with General Abraham Peter Manyuat.

The president additionally ousted James Alic Garang as governor of the central financial institution, reinstating his predecessor, John Ohisa Damian. He additionally eliminated Garang Majak as first undersecretary of finance, naming Arop Nuoi Arop as his successor.

While Kiir offered no clarification for the adjustments, the dismissals come shortly after a violent incident in Juba’s upscale Thongpiny neighborhood, often known as Juba Nabari.

The space was rocked by heavy gunfire final month when safety forces tried to detain former Director-General of the Internal Security Bureau (ISB) of the National Security Service (NSS) General Akol Koor Kuc.

The gunfire, reportedly initiated by SSPDF officers performing with Kiir’s direct orders, raised fears of an escalation harking back to large-scale violence that shook the capital in December 2013 and July 2016.

Kiir subsequently shaped a committee to analyze the incident, which underscored rising tensions inside the safety equipment.

The reshuffle marks one of the crucial vital shake-ups in South Sudan’s safety sector in recent times, with the nation nonetheless grappling with the fallout of years of civil battle and fragile peace agreements.