Public Security Boss Case Ruling Expected Today The Supreme High Court of the Central Equatoria State yesterday adjourned for the second time, the ruling over a case in which South Sudan Director of Public Security and Criminal Investigation Maj. General Marial Nuor Jok is accused of several counts of crimes. 16 August 2011
The Supreme High Court premises of the Central Equatoria State [©Gurtong] By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 16th August, 2011 [Gurtong] - The Supreme High Court of the Central Equatoria State yesterday adjourned for the second time, the ruling over a case in which South Sudan Director of Public Security and Criminal Investigation Maj. General Marial Nuor Jok is accused of several counts of crimes. Justice Malek Mathiang Malek, the Central Equatoria State (CES) President of the High Court told Gurtong shortly after the adjournment of the case that, “the verdict is not yet determined until tomorrow.” The case ruling is expected today. He clarified that the case required critical and deep scrutiny that needs no hurry. “This is something that cannot be done in a hurry, we all know that ‘Justice hurried is justice denied’ like justice delayed is justice denied,” Malek told Gurtong. During his first trial last week, the embattled Public Security Director and Criminal Investigation at the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ defence lawyer, Mr. Kiir Chol filed several complaints to stop the Judge from ruling over the case. Kiir demanded the presence of the accused Maj. General Marial Nuor in the court before any ruling could be made. According to Kiir, his client’s health status is not known. He also said that, the detention of Mr. Nuor is illegal according to the South Sudan Police Act 2009. The defence lawyer has also accused authorities of blocking Nuor’s family from visiting him. Nuor was arrested under the orders of Tito Acuil, the South Sudan Inspector General of Police on allegations of several crimes. According to Acuil, Nuor was arrested on allegations of the disappearance of one, John Luis in April 2011, following reports that he was summoned to the office of the Chief Public Security and Criminal Investigation Department over a disputed plot of land, He was also detained over accepting bribes for assets such as houses, shops, plots in return for cash and shops in Konyokonyo area, Permitting the arbitrary arrest of civilians in illegally created public security detention facilities, extortion of money from families of innocent citizens, Arming his tribesmen with guns to perpetuate tribal and sectional disputes in Yirol West and East Counties in Lakes State, and The illegal incorporation of active Sudan People’s Liberation Army, SPLA officers and other ranks who are not police personnel and who have not obtained official release from their parent units to join any institutions including public security and criminal investigation departments. When asked whether the case will be finalised today, Mathiang expressed confidence as he responded, “obvious.” Posted in: Home Comments -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
