News Agencies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) has expressed concern over the disappearance of the editor-in-chief of The Dawn Daily English newspaper, allegedly arrested by the National Security Service (NSS) last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On November 28, officers believed to be from the NSS visited The Dawn Daily newspaper’s office in Juba, held a meeting with Akop, and subsequently took him into custody without presenting an arrest warrant. Since then, nothing has been heard about him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patrick Oyet, President of the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS), emphasized that South Sudanese law mandates that any arrested person must be brought before a competent court within 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oyet told Radio Tamazuj: “At the moment, we do not have any official information. What we have is unconfirmed information. His whereabouts are unknown, and people only suspect that he is in the Blue House [the NSS Internal Security Bureau (ISB)].”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The journalist\u2019s arrest has raised concerns about the unchecked powers of security operatives under the National Security Service Act of 2014, which was amended this year to allow arrests without a warrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The passage of this law faced criticism from local and international human rights organizations and press freedom advocates, who warn that it could undermine civil liberties and press freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akop’s arrest adds to a troubling trend of harassment against media workers in South Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSS spokesperson John David Kumuri did not respond to questions sent via WhatsApp at the time of publishing this report on Radio Tamazuj\u2019s webs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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