SPLA-IO Accused of Detaining Civilian Boats, Demanding $4,000 Along Sobat River ‎

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‎ Boat ferrying civilians  Nasir, Upper Nile State  ‎Authorities in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, have accused forces loyal to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army In Opposition (SPLA-IO) of detaining civilian riverboats and demanding ransom-like payments of up to $4,000 from traders and passengers along the Sobat River. ‎ ‎According to Nasir County Commissioner James Gatwech Joak, several boats traveling from Matar in Nasir County to Malakal were intercepted by SPLA-IO soldiers in Yakuach, an area in Nyirol County, Jonglei State. ‎ ‎“Our traders paid local taxes to SPLA-IO in Mandeng before setting off. But on reaching Yakuach, they were detained again and told to pay an additional four thousand U.S. dollars,” Commissioner Gatwech said. ‎ ‎He explained that the detained boat operators and traders were reportedly held for four days while armed men demanded more payments.  ‎ Some of the passengers were women, children, and patients traveling for medical treatment in Malaka...
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Seventeen (17) Petty Crime Offenders To Be Released From Juba Central Prison

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Seventeen inmates have been set free from Juba Central Prison after release bond was paid by legal aid organizations.

The convicts are criminals who have committed petty offences like alcohol, quarrels burglary and domestic violence. 

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Two legal aids group paid a total of 1 million SSP for the petty crime offenders to be released. 

The humanitarian organizations responsible for the petty offenders release are: Legal Aid and Human rights organization and the Appeal Association. 

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The executive director of legal aid and human rights organization Mr. John Leek said that the inmates will be released next week. 

Mr. Leek further said that inmates serving six months to 3 years will be released immediately from prison. 

“We, in solidarity with our partners, were able to release 17 inmates from Juba Central Prison, and this is considered a preliminary step. We have a plan to release 50 inmates next week,” Mr. Leek said. 

“We and two partners cooperated with the prison administration in studying issues subject to release.”-Mr.Leek. 

One, Advocate Mr. Reech Ring Bol appeals to the attorney General to Review petty offenders cases so as to ease over crowding at the Prison. 

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“Inmates in South Sudan are suffering, and there are attempts by lawyers to provide some assistance. Here in the prison, there are many who are due to small amounts of fines,” Bol said. 

He further said that many prisoners facing jail time have never been tried and legal aid should be accorded to them. 

“You may find people who stay in prison for a period of four years more than the penalty prescribed for the crime This is due to the absence of states in allocating or making use of the legal aid privileges approved by Parliament.”- Bol said. 

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“This caused the death of some in prisons, so we, as lawyers, appeal to the Ministry of Justice to play the role assigned to it, and it has control over the procedures before the trial.”

Overcrowding at Juba Central Prison is now proving to be the soft underbelly of the country's biggest correctional facility.


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