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By Ngor Arol Garang October 24, 2011 (JUBA) -– The South Sudan main opposition party, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement for Democratic Change (SPLM-DC), said on Monday that one of its members remains in detention, despite attempts to secure his release on bail. The leader of the South Sudan opposition at the Legislative Assembly, Onyoti Adigo, announced on Sunday that three of its members were arrested on Friday by the security services. Two were released immediately but one remains under detention prompting the opposition to claim that he was targeted. While the cause of his detention remains unclear, opposition figures in series of interviews with Sudan Tribune claim that the arrest was motivated by the publication of an article condemning the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir. “James Okuk remains under detention. He has not been released [...] because the authorities said they were evaluating prints of what he wrote in the internet,” said Adigo told Sudan Tribune on Monday. Okuk has written various articles such as Confederation for South Sudan a betrayal to self-determination and South Sudan Paradox: Joyful Independence, Sorry Leadership! “This is a just humiliation because you cannot arrest someone for more than 72 hours,” he said calling on government agents to “respect” the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan. Adigo was amongst SPLM-DC members arrested in July. Speaking to reporters at South Sudan National Assembly on Monday, James Deng a member of the house, said security organs need more training in order for them to execute their duties in line with the interim constitution. He cited the recent demonstration in Western Bahr el Ghazal state in which some students were beaten as symptomatic of the problem. "Among things which were amended in the current Transitional Constitution of South Sudan was to outlaw sections which were prohibiting people participating in peaceful demos, but we are still embracing these laws,” Deng said. He said the Ministry Internal Affairs would investigate allegations made against the Police Force. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" 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/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
