South Sudan security blocks media coverage of Machar’s escape to Congo
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August 19, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudan’s security operatives have
imposed restriction on media coverage of successful escape into
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of the armed opposition leader and
the first vice president, Riek Machar.
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Reporters Without Borders has condemned the seizure of copies of 11
newspapers in a week by Sudanese security officials (AFP)
Machar left South Sudan over fears for his safety after government
forces mounted a military offensive hunting for him after he fled the
capital Juba when fighting broke out between 8-11 July. President
Salva Kiir later sacked him as vice-president and replaced him with
Taban Deng Gai, one of his senior officials in his movement before
falling out with him after failing appointment of oil ministry.
South Sudanese government which had been on the offensive, trying to
hunt him down in the bush where he had been hiding said on Friday that
it was not aware of Machar’s whereabouts.
“[No] one knows where he is, whether he left South Sudan or still
inside the country. Those who say he left the country should be the
ones you should talk to,” information minister, Michael Makuei Lueth,
told reporters on Friday in Juba.
He was reacting to media reports quoting United Nations sources in the
Democratic Republic of Congo and at the headquarters of the United
Nations in New York about the departure of Machar from South Sudan and
his subsequent arrival to Congo on Wednesday.
Minister Lueth also said the changes, in which the president appointed
Taban Deng Gai in place of Machar was an internal matter of armed
opposition leadership and it was up to them to decide whether or not
to welcome Machar and resume his position at the presidency as the
first vice president when he returns.
“The government has nothing do with the changes in leadership of the
SPLM-IO, whether Riek Machar comes back or not, that is an internal
issue of the IO,” said Lueth.
Media covering Machar’s departure from the country where troops loyal
to President Salva Kiir and his army chief of general staff, Paul
Malong Awan, tried to kill Machar in attacks since last month in and
around Juba, have been questioned by the security personnel to say the
source of information
Observers and security analysts are keen to underline that the motive
of restricting media coverage about the departure of Machar from the
country is to deny the public knowledge of his departure from the
country.
Machar’s departure is viewed a failure by government forces instructed
to hunt him, many of whom claimed he was barricaded and it was a
matter of time before he could surrender or get killed.
(ST)
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20 August 00:33, by dinkdong
Poor govt! You just let him escaped for the second time.
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20 August 01:22, by DHARCHEP
Dingdong, you are right brother and I agree with you. Salva Kiir
has problem and he is the one instigating this incident. If Salva Kiir
was really serious, he should not let Riek Machar go again for the
third time. I totally loss my control and I don’t want to really my
trust on Salva Kiir anymore. Coming of Riek Machar to Juba is another
death row like what happened in recent month of July, 2016.
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20 August 03:46, by Malakal county Simon
Dr Machar is here to stay...... He was created by God and only
God can take his life When his turn comes, like every one else!!!! We
need people’s like Dr Machar who have love for this country to save
South Sudan from total mess of kiir failed leadership since no one has
a ball to speak about it apart from Dr Machar.
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20 August 03:49, by Malakal county Simon
People’s like STD has no has grass root support leave
alone the SPLM_IO moment which he was dismissed from for a breaching
the organisational code of conduct through coup!!!!
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20 August 03:59, by Malakal county Simon
Cont...
Eventually, STD has already surrendered the keys
provisions of the compromise peace agreement.... He want to scrap both
two army and demilitarisation of Juba in addition, he succumbed to
accept the illegal unilateral creation of 28 States.... Clearly, he
does not speak for SPLM_IO, and that being said, he will need to step
aside because that’s position, is for SPLM_IO!!
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20 August 04:04, by Malakal county Simon
My advice to STD/traitor, he need to declare his
full allegiance to his Master unwanted kiir before things get too late
or he will end up as the looser soon!!!!
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