South Sudan’s Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Justice Ruben Madol Arol, presented the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its protocols to the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) for ratification. The Convention, adopted in 2000, aims to combat transnational organized crime by fostering international cooperation.
The Convention is accompanied by three protocols targeting specific areas of organized crime, including human trafficking, smuggling of migrants, and illicit trafficking in firearms. Once ratified, South Sudan will be required to implement measures to fight these crimes, such as creating domestic criminal offenses and enhancing law enforcement cooperation.
Minister Madol emphasized the importance of ratifying the Convention to protect the country from organized crime. The protocols provide a legal framework for defining and prosecuting offenses related to trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants.
The TNLA has committed the bill to specialized committees for review and will report back in 14 days. This step marks a significant advancement in South Sudan’s efforts to combat transnational organized crime.
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