In South Sudan, opponents of President Salva Kiir want him to send back to parliament a recently passed bill over concerns it will give state security agents too much power.
Juba, South Sudan — Critics of the bill say it will allow the National Security Service to arrest and detain suspects without a warrant, thereby stifling dissent from the opposition and civil rights activists.
"We urge His Excellency, the president of the Republic of South Sudan, to honor the directives of the principals, the resolution of the Council of Ministers and the legal advice from the ministers of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to remove Sections 54 and 55 of the act," he said."We implore him not to approve this contentious National Security Service bill."
"Their mandate is explicitly to gather and analyze information and provide advice to relevant authorities," he said."Nowhere in the constitution does it grant them the authority to engage in armed conflict or war, make arrests or detentions without a warrant, or intimidate and harass." However, some South Sudanese lawmakers who support the measure say it is necessary to protect the country from lawbreakers.
Daniel Ali, a lawmaker from the ruling SPLM Party, supported the bill's provisions for arrest without a warrant in cases involving threats to national security.
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