The South Sudan Action Network on Small Arms (SSANSA) joins others in condemning in the strongest words possible the shooting at protesters in Wau which killed a dozen civilians and injured several others in a protest that took place on December 8.While the bloodshed has seized, tears still continue to flow and tensions remain high in Wau.
Evidences revealed that the protests were a culmination of over two months of disagreements and tensions regarding the proposed move of the capital of Wau from its current administrative location to Bagara Payam. Reliable sources indicate that this move lacks popular support of the citizens. We are very concerned that that the process has crept into violence, and ended up in to the loss of lives. Such acts are absolutely unhealthy for state - society relationship in a new nation supposedly treading the path to democratization.
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