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S. Sudan Charges Seven With Treason

Seven politicians who were implicated in an alleged coup attempt in December 2013 will face charges of treason, the government has announced.

VIDEO: South Sudan's Former VP May Face Treason Charges

South Sudan: Govt Charges Seven Politicians With Treason

Ethiopia Government, 29 January 2014

The South Sudan government on Tuesday (January 28) announced that seven senior politicians implicated in last year's alleged coup attempt on December in Juba would face treason… Read more »

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Former vice president Riek Machar will be tried in absentia (file photo).

South Sudan: Machar Slams Kiir's Judgement, Welcomes Release of Political Detainees

Sudan Tribune, 30 January 2014

The former vice-president, Riek Machar, who now leads the rebel Sudan People's Liberation in Opposition (SPLM-In-Opposition) welcomed the release of 7 political detainees and… Read more »
South Sudan: Govt Releases Seven Detainees to Kenya

The Star, 29 January 2014

The government of the Republic of South Sudan has today released seven of the 11 detainees that were taken into custody following the outbreak of clashes between rebels and… Read more »
South Sudan: Ex-VP, Six Others to Face Treason Charges

Sudan Tribune, 28 January 2014

South Sudan government on Tuesday slapped treason charges against seven of its 13 senior politicians implicated in last year's alleged coup attempt in the country's capital, Juba. Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan Completes Investigating Political Detainees

Sudan Tribune, 28 January 2014

South Sudan's government says it has completed investigating the 11 senior members of the country's ruling party, held since mid-December last year, on accusations of aiding an… Read more »
South Sudan: President Kiir Can Release Political Detainees, Telar Says

Sudan Tribune, 27 January 2014

South Sudan constitution authorises president Slava Kiir to release the political detainees, said presidential legal adviser Telar Deng in a statement he made in the Sudanese… Read more »
South Sudan: Release the Political Detainees

SSNA, 15 January 2014

Dear H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, you have guided this country through numerous difficulties and complicated times. We, the South Sudanese know that war would have broken out early… Read more »

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Ex-South Sudan VP Machar Denies Coup Attempt

Riek Machar says the violence in Juba was not a coup attempt, but a "misunderstanding between presidential guards within their division". Read more »
- South Sudan: Ex-VP Machar Speaks for First Time Since 'Coup Attempt'
- South Sudan: South Sudan Confirms Arrest of Ex-Ministers - Riek Machar At Large
South Sudan Ex-Minister Arrested Over 'Coup Attempt'

A former deputy minister has been arrested by South Sudan's security forces for being behind the alleged coup attempt in the country's capital, Juba. Read more »
- South Sudan: Ex-Minister Arrested Over Alleged 'Coup'
- South Sudan: Fighting Re-Erupts After Alleged Coup Attempt
South Sudan: Machar Insists Kiir Step Down

Former vice president Riek Machar has insisted that President Salva Kiir has to step down for peace to be restored in South Sudan. Read more »
- South Sudan: 'We Want Peace' but Kiir Must Go, Machar Says
- South Sudan: Govt Stages 'Tactical Retreat' Ahead of Talks

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S. Sudan Charges Seven With Treason

VIDEO: South Sudan's Former VP May Face Treason Charges

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Ex-South Sudan VP Machar Denies Coup Attempt

South Sudan Ex-Minister Arrested Over 'Coup Attempt'

South Sudan: Machar Insists Kiir Step Down

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