Court Hearing Over GOSS Minister’s Murder Resumes The second court hearing in the killing of the late Co- operative and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Jimmy Lemi Milla, on February 2011 in his office, resumed in Juba on Monday. 11 May 2011 Court Hearing Over GOSS Minister’s Murder Resumes The Late Hon. Jimmy Lemi Milla (Centre) during a past event [File Photo]
By James Deng Dimo WAU, 10th MAY, 2011 [Gurtong] - The second court hearing in the killing of the late Co- operative and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Jimmy Lemi Milla, on February 2011 in his office, resumed in Juba on Monday. Following the court hearing on Monday, the defence lawyer demanded more evidence, and asked that his client’s mental state be examined. The presiding judge adjourned the hearing for a day, waiting more witnesses from both sides. Since the adjournment ended yesterday, the hearing hopefully commences today. The Minister was killed by his former employee in February 2011 inside his Ministry building in the South Sudan Capital Juba. Jimmy Lemi Milla and his bodyguard were murdered after the attacker broke into his parked car, stole his bodyguard's gun, and shot the minister several times in his office. The killer then shot and killed the 62-year-old Lemi's bodyguard before being wrestled to the ground and taken into custody. The attacker was Lemi's brother-in-law, who allegedly wanted to claim two months worth of unpaid wages, officials said, dismissing any political motive behind the killing. Milla’s killing happened only a day after referendum results confirmed that South Sudan would become the world’s newest independent State by 9 July 2011. His death was a sign of security challenges ahead for new nation of South Sudan as it acquires full independence. The killing dampened the excitement in Juba following the announcement of the referendum results and after the GOSS president’s decree of 3 days mourning. Milla was a former supporter of the Northern ruling party, but switched allegiance to the SPLM after 2005, when the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, CPA was signed to end the two decades of civil war in the region. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
