South Sudan Student Leaders Aquitted of Financial Scam By Ugandan Police

7 November 2012

Kampala — Ugandan police set free Monday all but one of the top leadership of the South Sudanese Students' Union (SSSU) in Kampala, after finding no grounds to prosecute them for financial malpractice.

Bill Dhieu, the students' finance secretary, is remanded in custody and is due to appear in court on November 27. Bill was first arrested on October 5 and charged with forging signatures in order to withdraw over US$30,000 and over 50m Ugandan shillings but claimed that he was not "alone", prompting the students' representatives to constituent a committee of inquiry.

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