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Release of Mr. Peter Ngor: The journalist Mr. Peter Ngor Arol Garang
abused and insulted President Salva Kiir and his family in the article
he posted in Sudan Tribune. This is not journalism at all accounts. He
did not respect President Salva as an elder and head of state. The
President and his family are free in their home to get their daughter
get married to whoever they like. It is a private affair. Therefore,
Mr. Peter Ngor should face charges brought against him by the
President in court and defend himself. For those who are forwarding to
me e-mails to sign-up for release of Mr. Peter, I tell them SORRY. I
won’t do it. Urbano Tipo, RSS
No easy walk to freedom The so-called L. L. Rueben from Canada labeled
Dr. James Okuk’s case as a treason which basically meant Dr. James
Okuk has betrayed the government of South Sudan. Now, where in the
world of true democracy and freedom of press to label Dr. James Okuk
as treason? Rueben should know what the freedom of expression meant in
a free society as Rueben himself is enjoying it in Canada, otherwise
please don’t play with words. I thought those of us who are living in
the Western world should guide our government in South Sudan to the
right direction and not encourage government to brutalize our citizens
and denying them freedom of expression which most of us are enjoying
in the westerner world. That kind of policy may keep most of
southerners who are well educated from coming home in exile.
As we understand the freedom of expression is the right to express
one's ideas and opinions freely through speech, writing, and other
forms of communication but without deliberately causing harm to
others' character and/or reputation by false or misleading statements.
I might have not read all of the five articles of Dr. James Okuk where
he has been accused by the authority of being against the President
but still that does not give Mr. President every right to arrest
anybody who mentioned his name. John Milton the most famous defense of
free expression said that, "Truth is most likely to emerge in a free
and open encounter." I am sure the truth will emerge about those who
have engineered the wrongful arrest of Dr. Okuk. I strongly believe
that freedom of expression empowers citizens through knowledge,
opinion, and the possibility to gain their own voice. As Former
President Nelson Mandela said that, “there is no easy walk to
freedom.” Our men and women who have fought and died for our struggle
so that we may have our freedom and enjoy freedom of speech. May God
bless South Sudan. Jwothab Othow, USA
President should release journalists With all respect to our president
and his family, it is legal that every body express their opinion
regarding that embarrassing marriage, as long as one is a citizen of
this great country. Otherwise, there is no need for this family to be
the representatives of our nation.
Before I hit the bottom-line of this article, I would like to convey
my sincere sympathy to our brothers (Dengdit Ayok and Ngor Garang) for
their courageous efforts to express shame and guilt most Southerners
have been enduring since October 22nd. It has been almost 3 weeks
since, but I felt like it happened yesterday, still can't get rid of
the pain of embarrassment. Adding the salt in the wound, the
systematic arrest and intimidation of innocent young journalists
outraged many. My advice to them as a daughter of their country is "No
matter what you guys may be going through right now in the hands of
what so-called presidential security guards, our thoughts are with
you, you guys and other brave journalists plus those websites. I
didn't learn this ordeal from these websites of course, but from
friends living in Juba via phone. We should throw our support behind
our journalists in solidarity because they are true sons of South
Sudan, you shouldn't regret any bit of that article "Nyan Bany"
because it is the truth, we fought for the truth, and the truth should
be told. This generation lost everything, all we have left with is the
freedom of expression in our independent country. And if any one
choice to punish us for the only thing we have left with, by putting
those who voice the concern of the people in harm's way, then make
sure all the Southerners are watching around the world and inside the
country as well. Soon or latter we the people will make sure someone
pays for their unjustified actions against poor young men who are
trying to do their job.
To get into the point, parents should not be blamed for actions of
their adult children, Adut has to carry her own cross of putting whole
country in shame. I think you are just Adut not 'Nyan-e-Bany', there
is no Nyan Bany who can make two mistake at once (get pregnant out of
wedlock and by a foreigner at the same time), that's why I say this
girl shouldn't be call a first daughter any more.
To conclude my point, THERE IS A ENGLISH SAYiING WHICH SAYS 'ONE BAD
ONION MAKES THE WHOLE SACK GO ROTTEN;' every family has it one bad
onion, same go to President's family. However, what dismayed the whole
South Sudan the most was Kiir's role in the wedding. It was really
disgraceful for Mr. President to walk Adut down the aisle when he
clearly knew that it was a wrong marriage at the wrong time. I don't
know what Kiir was thinking, there was no Dinka principle attached to
that marriage nor Western world traditional match it, since Dinka
father does not hand over her own daughter in marriage, but the
bride's uncle (elder brother of dad or his cousin) does it, not the
dad himself. And the Western presidents make sure any decision taken
by their kids will not harm the country's interest in any way, whether
physically or morally.
All in all, citizens are concerned about the country's future and the
coming generation who may use Adut's actions as an example, why they
would pursue alienation rather than their own. It seem like we totally
forgot that we just came out of war yesterday and still in danger of
being engulfed back to war any time.
Kiir should release and stop arresting journalists and address this
situation. Otherwise, we the shaab are losing trust in moral and
leadership status of the President. Shaab have a lot of questions and
these questions will not go away without answers. Anok Maketh, CANADA
Hero and patriot Dear Dengdit Ayok, Truth must be told, you have put
it the way every body wants it to be, if they (so-called security)
kill you, you'll die a hero and a patriot. Cheers, Son of Greater
Warrap, Mark Mawein, RSS
All of us were liberators Dr. Okuk, May we thank the Almighty because
you are now released from those who claim themselves as liberators.
All of us were liberators. Daniel Gkoi, Bentiu
Let new nation be better country It sad to hear the new nation join
the rest of Africa arresting a journalist. I urge the president not to
be another dictator wanting to be praised for everything he does and
turn the new nation in to another nightmare of Africa. Nevertheless,
the journalist taste is below standard of an enlightened man that
shapes the minds of the people of South Sudan. He needs to revise his
racist attitude. Unless her marriage is forced upon her by her father,
marrying her African love is her choice. Is he suggesting the women of
South Sudan marry a man the public choose for them? But, the man goes
beyond showing his chauvinist attitude on the marriage of the
president daughter. He goes on ranting ‘foreigners have not only
monopolized our market, economy and robbed our integrity after
penetrating it, but it is also a demonstration that they've taken over
our national pride.’ While arresting him is a crime on its own, the
newspaper could do better than hiring a man with poor editorial taste.
If his vision of the new country is only for South Sudanese he should
fight through the proper channel to change the law to make it so.
Raising animosity among Africans is the old tried ignorance we had
enough of in Africa. Let the new nation show us to be a better country
than the rest. T. Christos, RSS
Show respect to everyone Ladies and gentlemen, I suggest we have to
demonstrate a bit of privacy with the president. His family affairs
should be distinguished from his leadership in the RSS. I have seen
lot of insane writing in media concerning Salva Kiir and his family.
What is the point of blaming him when his daughter and her husband
decide their marriage on their own. Stop being culprit, because all I
know is luring Salva to intervene in the marriage and later you
backbiters will defame him and his daughter? We need to show respect
to everyone. John Amule James, Australia
Okuk's arrest is a threat to the graduates not to challenge on the
SPLM's weaknesses. Ahaha!! OPs! Okuk has been bailed out but still in
probationary in Juba, South Sudan's Capital City. I have been
assorting on my personal thoughts and asking myself, in which ways our
nascent Country of South Sudan should be compared with anything else
in the stranger world that I have never come through before in my
simplicity life? Here is the clue, our government led by the SPLM is
the political championship in the nascent is sometimes against the
will of its citizens both in daytime and night. However, those leaders
there should ask themselves, whose family has never lost anyone of
their people? I'm condemning our government to stop such a brutal acts
against their civil servants who are advocating for viable democracy
instead of oppressing their free speech. Monyluak D. Kur, Omaha, NE,
USA.
Dr. James Okuk Guilty of Treason? Okuk supporters maybe oblivious to a
crime called treason. Should that be the case then I'd urge all of
them to look the word treason up and find out for themselves that
their talking head Dr. (Okuk) is eligible to face charges for the
crime of treason. James Okuk’s extensive criticisms against the
government of which he used to be an ambassador to Brazil for has
landed him where he is currently. His supporters and those disguising
themselves under the freedom of speech to justify their going dumb
against their own government should be able to distinguish between
freedom to go insane and freedom to stay sane. We all know and it had
become a cliché that there is corruption in Kiir’s government, but
could we call it a government if he runs it by himself? The facts are
obvious; the government in South Sudan almost entirely represents all
South Sudan tribes. Now can anyone tell me why it is always Kiir and
his Dinka who are corrupting the government? Okuk has written handful
of articles, in which the themes are constantly defaming the
government of South Sudan as well as Kiir and his tribe Dinka
dominating the government. He was a pro-unity and campaigned openly by
writing articles supporting his position when most Southerners wanted
independence from North Sudan which eventually become a reality on
July 9, 2011. These were all acts of treason if you people don’t know,
there is nothing called freedom of expression or speech in those
scenarios. L. L. Rueben, Canada
Sweeter love outside South Sudan? Why are people making all this fuss
about the marriage of the President's daughter to a "Stranger?" Of
course, one man's meat is another man's poison. Maybe the President's
daughter discovered a sweeter love taste outside her home country, the
Republic of South Sudan. She should be left to enjoy her honeymoon in
peace. Raphaeal Makuei Majok, Lakes State
Join thieves of Bahr el Ghazel Isaiah, you're right, but, is anyone of
Upper Nile's egocentric politicians reading this article? I don't
think so. Some of them are in Juba for their own pockets, they don't
give a damn about these rebels. Violence in every term becomes an
obdurate culture in South Sudan. Upper Nile becomes a bastion of
violence. Politicians from Bahr El-Ghazal are very busy stealing
public money while Upper Nile brothers are busy killing each other.
Please stop that madness and come to join the thieves. I don't want
you guys to take up arms again later, because of money being stolen in
your absence. I'm warning you guys, it will be too late, if you join
us late, stop listening to a soothsayers politicians, they're insane.
Deng Daniel, Canada
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