SPLA-IO accuses govt of killing soldier in Juba JUBA (7 Jul.) The SPLA-In Opposition has accused the SPLA of killing one of their soldiers at the Jebel Checkpoint last Saturday evening.
SPLA-IO spokesperson William Gatjieth Deng said Sgt Domach Koat Pinyien, a former Nation Security Services officer, was abducted and taken to Jebel Suuk and killed before being taken to a military hospital. The alleged killing follows the killing of another SPLA-IO member named Lt Col George Gismala last week. Gatjieth also accused the government of detaining many SPLA-IO members. However, he did not provide any details as to the names or locations of these detained SPLA-IO members, or when they were arrested. Meanwhile, residents in Juba report tension in the capital city before the fifth aniversary of South Sudan's independence on 9 July. According to witnesses, SPLA soldiers, police, and non-uniformed men set up checkpoints at major roundabouts in the city including Seven Days and Customs. The setting up of the checkpoints followed a reported standoff between SPLA and SPLA-In Opposition troops outside the premises of UN OCHA yesterday. No shots were fired during the incident. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oocqR4PG6Jrye85nmWK1WNWWCXJTkqmBt0L6b-jigWVVg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
