Rumbek: The Crackdown On Bars Turns To House Of Governor
South Sudan security forces operating in Rumbek, the capital of Lakes on Wednesday seized more than 417 crates of beers from the residential house of the former Governor of Central Bank of South Sudan, Elijah Malok Aleng. 23 May 2013 Mr. Majok Lam Jock, Sports Supervisor at the Upper Nile University speaking to Gurtong. [Gurtong | Ariik Atekdit] By Gabriel Mayom JUBA, May 23, 2013 (Gurtong) - A family member who preferred anonymity accused the security officers of disrespect to the family members in the house and the general public. He said the crates of beers seized were meant for a different occasion. “We were being harassed, intimidated and threatened not to speak to anybody in security related matters,” he said. An eye witness is also quoted as saying: “I personally saw the reaction of MP Daniel Deng Monydit. The security officers took 50 crates of beers and 417 crates from the house of the former Governor of South Sudan Bank.” On Tuesday, hundreds of beer sellers were arrested and held at Rumbek Police as they were accused of breaking the ban on alcoholic drinks. “People are arrested and are not sent to court – their beers were being destroyed – there is no compensation made by government who ordered the ban on drinking of beers,” a business man in Rumbek lamented. “Government is disturbing us a lot – our business is collapsing and government is imposing serious taxes on us,” he added. Among people arrested on Tuesday were 12 foreigners who sell beers in Rumbek central market. On Wednesday, Lakes State government decided to set free all people detained on Tuesday but all the foreigners refused to leave the prison, demanding compensation from government. Posted in: Home -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opJVVPXxCx4usCneEaywh9Qny-ebrdNZEUmCFGJ6o2xpA%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
