Sudan: U.S. Secretary of State - Sudan's Former NISS Head Persona Non Grata in U.S.

15 August 2019

Washington — Salah Gosh, the former head of Sudan's infamous National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), been designated banned from entry into the USA under Section 7031(c) of the FY 2019 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (Div. F, P.L. 116-6), due to his involvement in gross violations of human rights.

A statement by US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, on Wednesday says the Department has "credible information that Salah Gosh was involved in torture during his tenure as head of NISS".

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