The documents, dated between March 9 and April 7, 2026, show that the Internal Security Bureau flagged what it described as “suspicious cash withdrawals” totaling $2,016,000 made over a six-week period from December 23, 2025, to February 3, 2026.
In a March 9 letter addressed to the Director General of the Internal Security Bureau, Maj. Gen. Chuol Ruey Kompuok, Chief of Economic Intelligence, requested directives to investigate the transactions, citing concerns over the lack of clear justification for the withdrawals.
According to the document, the withdrawals were carried out by senior SSRA officials in multiple transactions.
On December 23, 2025, Acting Commissioner for Corporate Services Jackline Adut Deng withdrew $136,000 before making a second withdrawal of $215,000, reportedly to fund an event involving former Commissioner General William Anyuon Kuol in Majak Bal Payam, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State.
On the same day, Deputy Commissioner for Accounts Paul Ajook Garang withdrew $730,000. Further withdrawals continued into January 2026. On January 8, Ajook withdrew an additional $700,000.
On January 14, multiple transactions were recorded, including $53,000 withdrawn by Adut, $93,000 by Ajook, and $43,000 by Benjamin Yom Bol, Deputy Commissioner for Administration and Finance. Adut made additional withdrawals of $48,000 on January 20 and $150,000 on February 3.
The Internal Security Bureau noted that the scale, frequency, and unclear purpose of the withdrawals warranted a thorough audit and investigation.
Following directives from the Director General, NSS formally moved to investigate the officials involved. In a March 31 letter to SSRA Commissioner General Amb. Moun Deng Ajuet, Maj. Gen. Chuol requested the release of Jackline Adut Deng and Paul Ajook Garang to facilitate investigations at SSRA headquarters.
A subsequent letter dated April 7 expanded the probe to include Benjamin Yom Bol, indicating that the investigation is widening to cover key officials responsible for financial and administrative functions within the authority.
The SSRA has not publicly responded to the allegations outlined in the leaked documents, and it remains unclear whether the withdrawals were authorized under existing financial procedures.
However, the launch of a security-led investigation into senior officials at the revenue authority signals growing scrutiny over financial management and accountability within one of South Sudan’s most critical public institutions.
