Police Reform – 2005
2005
The 2005 CPA provided that the police and law enforcement organs should be dealt with as part of the power-sharing arrangement. The parties also agreed to let the police force assume its normal functions in areas where military and para-military forces had previously assumed their functions. The accord also called for the training and capacity-building of the police. Parties also recognized the need for cooperation and coordination mechanisms between the national police and other law enforcement agencies at all levels of government in order to implement the accord.
No significant progress was made regarding police reform. The Ministry of Justice Law reform had reestablished a committee to review laws to ensure their compatibility with the CPA and the Interim National Constitution on 19 October 2005. The committee had identified 50 laws requiring reforms including the Police Act.1 In front of the training and capacity-building of police, the UN police in the field had monitored, advised and reported on the activities of the local police in South Sudan. The Police Commander of South Sudan had approved a proposal to co-locate UN police in police stations to monitor and train local police. The UN police also organized 11 training courses for 448 Sudanese police officers. The U.N. Secretary General’s report suggests that the strategic plan for police development and training had advanced.2