South Sudan security officials arrest and deport Kenyan for unknown reason
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August 20, 2011 (JUBA) - Authorities from South Sudan’s special
security branch on Friday reportedly arrested a Kenyan national,
interrogated him for hours before deporting him, Sudan Tribune has
reliably learned.
An airport official, speaking on condition of anonymity said Francis
Karuggah, 27, a graphic design consultant was deported to Nairobi, the
capital of Kenya. He was reportedly warned never to return to the
newly independent Republic of South Sudan.
Prior to his deportation, security men from the special branch are
said to have stormed one of the hotels in Juba, the new country’s
capital.
Karuggah was contracted by the opposition group the South Sudan
Democratic Front (SSDF) to design identification tags for the party’s
two-day conference.
The dramatic arrest, hotel sources told Sudan Tribune happened at
around 10:00am local time. His attempts to explain the nature of the
work and contract reportedly yielded no fruit.
“He [Karuggah] pleaded innocence but his plea could not save him. We
only saw him being driven away in a numberless vehicle,” said a female
member of the hotel staff.
There has been no official statement from either the Juba airport
authorities or those who carried out the arrest and eventual
deportation. Even officials from the Kenyan embassy were not notified
of the incident.
When contacted on Saturday, Adolfus Ogendo, a Kenyan embassy official
said he was not aware of the saga involving the deportation of their
national. He vowed to follow-up the matter.
The incident comes less than two months after South Sudan gained its
independence after a successful January referendum, becoming Africa’s
newest nation. The vote was a key part of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace
Agreement (CPA), which ended over two decades of war between north
Sudan and South Sudan.
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