The South Sudan spy service has distanced itself from a document circulating on social media platforms reportedly summoning some constitutional postholders to its anti-graft department for questioning.
Recently a document seen by Radio Tamazuj, allegedly summoned Dr Chol Deng Thon and others to the National Security Service (NSS). The document was allegedly authored by Maj Gen Albino Mawich Kuol, the Chief of the Anti-corruption Security Division in the Internal Security Bureau of the NSS.
Addressing reporters at the NSS headquarters in Juba, agency spokesperson David John Kumuri, denied that they had summoned any constitutional postholder for questioning, labelling the reported online document fake.
“The National Security Service has learnt of an alleged document circulating on various social media pages pertaining to the Internal Security Bureau. The purported document involves summoning several constitutional office holders to appear before the authorities for questioning,” Kumuri said.
“The document in question is entirely fake and unofficial, designed principally to mislead and tarnish the image of the service as well as discrediting its long-standing reputation. The National Security Service is mandated, under section 13(13) of the NSS Act, 2024, as amended, to summon, investigate and take particulars and dispositions from any suspect and a potential witness,” he said.
Kumuri acknowledged that the NSS Anti-Corruption Security Division did issue summons to suspects, but not to constitutional office holders.
“The NSS has conducted the internal and wide investigation for the leakage and several individuals have been apprehended and are currently undergoing intense investigations. However, the service is working round the clock to detect and combat any destructive activities by any organization, group or individuals, foreign country or South Sudanese, inside or outside South Sudan and all those involved will be held accountable,” he said.
He urged the public to disregard the circulating document, noting that it is meant to tarnish the NSS’s good name.