Lakes State MPs Detained for 8 Months Now Without Charges The family of the two lawmakers Marik Nanga Marik and Isaac Makur Buoc Apac detained since last year October 24, 2014 without charges have resumed calling upon the government to intervene and sort out the issue. 02 July 2015
By Gabriel Mayom RUMBEK, July 1, 2015 [Gurtong]- Marik and Makur were arrested by Lakes State military Caretaker Governor without charges and are being detained incommunicado in Yirol East County. “It is now 8 months without communication with my husband” said Teresa Nyanawan Ayom. She added that “the family has been deprived in all form. Let there be justice. I need my husband released. There are no charges and no family member is allowed to visit them. What is this? If they died in the cell then let the family be informed” said Nyanawan. The new Speaker in the state, Dhieu wal Takpiny said that he will do his best to approach the Caretaker Governor, Maj-gen Matur Chut Dhuol to negotiate the release of two MPs to reunite with their families. Wal said that “I will approach the Governor to release these two MPs- yes it is a frustrating process but we have to bear with it till we will secure their release.” Detained MPs Marik Nanga Marik and Isaac Makur Buoc Apac respectively represent Rumbek East and Rumbek North in Lakes state Legislative Assembly. Posted in: Home -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oo0oHn0AuJM_vnx3v2LZGX-i5HEusyYG3iTa83Rh%3DaziQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
