Sudan to Release More than 800 South Sudanese Prisoners
The Sudanese government has accepted to release 852 South Sudanese prisoners who were jailed before the secession of the two countries, an official has said. 25 March 2013 By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 25 March 2013 [Gurtong] -Hon. Madut Biar, the acting government spokesperson told the press after a Council of Ministers meeting held on Friday that the deal came after a long-term contact was made between the two governments of South Sudan and Sudan. “The contact that had been going on between the Republic of South Sudan and Sudan regarding the prisoners who are South Sudanese in the Republic of Sudan, Sudan has agreed to release 852 prisoners,” Madut said. Madut who is also the South Sudanese Telecommunication Minister said the Sudanese government has offered to transport 216 of the prisoners on Monday and the rest will be under the responsibility of the South Sudan government. Most of the prisoners were convicted of minor offenses mainly brewing alcohol, adding that the South Sudan government is yet to decide on the fate of those who committed capital offenses. Once they arrive to Juba, the Council of Ministers had decided that the prisoners will immediately be taken to their various regions; Equatoria, Upper Nile and Bahr El Ghazal. He said the South Sudanese government is thankful to the Khartoum government for the effort done, saying it portrays a gesture of improvement in cooperation. The Khartoum government had also released South Sudanese Prisoners of War. Posted in: Home, Foreign Relations -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
