South Sudan: Court Orders Kiir to Reinstate 13 Illegally Fired Judges

The East African Court of Justice has ordered South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to reinstate the appellate justices he sacked three years ago, saying the dismissal violated the country's supreme law.

Thirteen judges of the Court of Appeal were fired on July 12, 2017 but the court said the President lacked powers to remove them without due process.

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