S. Sudan appeal court quashes presidency corruption case, orders re-trial
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April 11, 2017 (JUBA) β The Court of Appeal reviewing the case against
the 16 accused persons convicted to life imprisonment for alleged
involvement in corruption at the office of the South Sudanese
president has quashed the case and ordered that the accused persons be
re-tried.
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Juba high court where the case was being tried (Radio Tarmajuz)
The court, in an 80-page ruling, also directed that the accused
persons remain at Juba Central Prison during re-trial as the ruling
directed.
The defense advocates representing the 16 accused persons and prison
authorities were served with the copies of the judgment on Tuesday.
The 16 accused were arrested by the General Intelligence Bureau on
different dates starting with John Agou and his employees from Click
Technologies Ltd premises on 29 May 2015. Two senior presidential
aides, who included the former chief administrator, Mayen Wol Jong and
the ex-executive director, Yel Luol Koor were also suspended and
placed under investigation.
The 16 were accused of alleged involvement in forgery, fraud,
conspiracy to defraud government, money laundering and terrorism
financing among many other charges, which, according to prosecution,
resulted in the loss of $14 million and SSP 30 million from the
presidentβs office.
They were detained, investigated for over a year before being charged
in court on 22 February 2016, tried for four months, sentenced and
convicted to life imprisonment on 13 June, 2016.
Last month, members from the family of four Kenyans jailed in South
Sudan held a vigil in the capital, Nairobi to demand for their
release. The event took place at Intercontinental hotel where the
South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir was at the time residing ahead of
the heads of states summit, held in the Kenyan capital.
On 29, March 2015, the four Kenyans working in South Sudan were
arrested for alleged involvement in corruption at South Sudanβs
presidency, tried without lawyers and sentenced to 72 years in jail.
The four, who worked at Click Technologies Ltd, included Boniface
Chuma, Ravi Ghaghda, Antony Keya and Anthony Mwadime.
Their families said the process that led to arrests, detention, trial
and eventual sentencing of the four Kenyans fell short of
internationally-accepted principals of fair hearing.
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11 April 19:29, by Mi diit
The kangaroo life sentencing at it best in Juba...JCE and
incompetent Kiir must be forced to park and leave for the common good
of the suffering people of south Sudan.
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11 April 19:51, by Mi diit
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11 April 20:03, by Mi diit
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11 April 20:00, by Kush Natives
Now they become knowing the words "steal and still" are different
in meaning. Keep them in jail for life, but make sure that they get an
enough foods, so that they donβt die shamelessly. Those of Taban
should go to jail as well. Bunch of thieves occupied you Mr.
president. 3/4 of J1 are there just to finish this lovely country.
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11 April 20:10, by Mi diit
Dear Kush Natives,
The court isnβt actually an independent court but a kangaroo
court. Imagine! Those who ought to be trail and executed are left
walking with law in their hands while the victims face everything.
Things are taken for granted...Blah blah court of JCE regimeπππ
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11 April 21:06, by Kush Natives
Mi diit,
Thereβs nothing kangaroo government can do about them,
those folks looted more than they were hired for. So, lets blame it
less on other individuals. Theyβre the one who invited the laws of the
land into their hands.
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12 April 07:08, by Midit Mitot
Kuch Natives,
imagine, top government officials were looting good
amount since 2017 including Kiir himself and yet being pursue.many
those guys are innocence.
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11 April 21:01, by Eastern
The invisible hands of Uhuru Kenyatta are seen here at play......!
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11 April 21:36, by Lino Gai Akok
No dought, those convicted on corruption charges must still
face the law despite of their appeal if they were really proved guilty
so that others will not repeat the same.
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11 April 23:40, by engatuny
Please hold your breath! The retrial as announced by the court of
appeal means the initial prosecution proceedings was not fair...thus a
blow to our judicial system. If the accused are allowed to access
lawyers, as a requisite for the retrial as ordered, then you are in
for a shock...............! Lets see if the suspects will not be let
free at the end of retrial!
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