Kakwa community leader Simon Edward Elias says Yuma Sebastian was killed in the Mahad Military Barracks of Yei by some members of the South Sudan People’s Defense Force and his body was later dumped at Yei Civil Hospital.
Dozens of civil servants protested in the streets demanding the release of their leaders as well as five months in salary arrears.
Journalist Diing Magot was arrested on August 9th at Nyokuron shortly after interviewing a young man who took part in a peaceful protest at Konyokonyo market over soaring food prices. Police said she did not have press credentials.
Deputy Governor Poth Madit Dut says security forces arrested several supporters and SPLM-IO lawmakers and are detaining them in unknown locations.
One MP describes Chagor's move to suspend his colleagues as retaliation for MPs voting on Wednesday to impeach state Finance Minister Abraham Riek Yuek for incompetence.
Diing Magot was arrested on Sunday at Nyakuron shortly after she interviewed a young man who participated in a peaceful protest at Konyokonyo market over soaring commodity prices.
Activists say unless actors behind the killings are held accountable, the country will descend into a state of anarchy.
The acting head of the state assembly’s information committee says Yuek failed to account for state finances or explain missing funds meant to pay civil servants.
UNMISS spokesperson Linda Tom expressed deep concern over the incident and said extrajudicial killings cannot be a basis for restoring law and order in a country.
The presiding judge at the Rumbek Central County Court freed one teacher and released five others on bail and ordered them to appear at an August 17 hearing.
Eastern Equatoria State minister for local government and law enforcement, Peter Lokeng, says the aid workers were returning to Ikotos town from field work when they fell into an ambush and were shot and killed.
A member of the information committee of SSPM blames Sudanese authorities for arresting the officers and turning them over to South Sudan authorities.
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