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Security Reforms
SPLM/SPLA-IO, Addis Ababa.
Press Release
South Sudan army walked away with school children “back to school” bags in January near Mathiang(Photo: supplied)
August 31, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan’s armed opposition, SPLM/SPLA, proposes that the national army shall be reformed to compose of 60% of its forces, 30% of the government and 10% recruited from the populations of South Sudan.
According to the reform document, seen by Nyamilepedia, the opposition proposes that the restructured army shall be called South Sudan Armed Forces herein abbreviated “SSAF”, instead of SPLA.
According to SPLM/SPLA’s position paper, SSAF shall be a disciplined, regular, professional, patriotic, productive, non-partisan military force subordinate to civilian authority as established under the Transitional Federal Constitution of South Sudan.
The reformed army shall respect the fundamental rights, obligations and dignity of all its members, and uphold and respect the rights, dignity and diversity of the people of South Sudan. According to the opposition, SSAF shall respect and protect the Constitution of the Federal Republic of South Sudan.
The South Sudan Armed Forces shall protect the Peace Agreement, defend the Transitional Federal Constitution of the Federal Republic of South Sudan, protect the people and secure the territorial integrity of the country.
The report below is recorded near verbatim.
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