Former South Sudan newspaper chief editor joins SPLM-IO
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February 7, 2016 (JUBA) - A former South Sudanese outspoken newspaper
chief editor has officially declared joining the armed opposition
faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) under the
leadership of former Vice-President, Riek Machar.
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South Sudanese journalist and editor, Nhial Bol , reads a copy of the
Juba Monitor, with a heading referring to the killing of journalist
Peter Moi of The New Nation newspaper, on August 21, 2015 (Photo
AFP/Samir Bol)
Nhial Bol Akeen, former chief editor of The Citizen newspaper told
Sudan Tribune on Saturday that he was not officially joining the
SPLM-IO as a new member, claiming that he was actually working from
within for the SPLM-IO.
“I did not join them [SPLM-IO], I was with them,” Akeen told Sudan
Tribune when asked to confirm reports he has joined the armed
opposition under the leadership of the former vice president Machar.
The secretary general of the movement, Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol, also
confirmed Akeen has joined his group and commended the former veteran
journalist for making a decision to champion change.
Wol said Akeen spoke to the opposition’s top leader, Machar on
Saturday in Cairo, Egypt, to declare his decision.
Akeen last year declared he was quitting journalism due to bad
relationship between his media outlet and the government.
His newspaper, The Citizen, has been critical of the government of
President Salva Kiir for many years. The paper faced many suspensions
and confiscation of its copies whenever it carried a story critical of
the government and its leadership.
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8 February 02:39, by Kenyang
We’re all aware Nhial Bol was one of former traitors who agitated
this war. What they started won’t and shouldn’t stop till likes Nhial
pay.
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8 February 05:51, by Akol Liai Mager
I cannot believe that Ustaz Nhial Bol has joined Riek’s tribal
armed movement. For Kenyang and those who do not know who Nhial Bol
is; please check your both your words and the man’s records before
insulting him or making traitor accusations without proofs. Nhial
believes in non-armed resistance of the military tyranny regimes and
he has affirmed this in many speeches he delivered to the medias.
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8 February 06:50, by Big Head
There is nothing new about Akeen joining IO, he is known traitor
and his motives is all about power and mark my word someone of this
greedy people will end up harvesting nothing but shame and
humiliation.
good example out of 10 ministries allocated to IO, Nuer rewarded
themselves seven and three to non-nuer so what is it all about? Power
greedy.
SHUT THE FUCK ABOUT DEMOCRACY? WHICH DEMOCRACY?
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