Former Public Security Boss’ Case In Supreme Court The police defence lawyer, Advocate Kiir Chol has taken his client’s case (former Director of Public Security and Criminal Investigation) to the South Sudan Supreme Court over basic human rights violation at the State Court, contravening provisions in the South Sudan transitional constitution.28 August 2011 Advocate Kiir Chol speaking to the press at the Central Equatoria State High Court premises [©Gurtong] By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 28th August 2011 [Gurtong] - The police defence lawyer, Advocate Kiir Chol has taken his client’s case (former Director of Public Security and Criminal Investigation) to the South Sudan Supreme Court over basic human rights violation at the State Court, contravening provisions in the South Sudan transitional constitution.
“The supreme court of South Sudan has a mandate to uphold and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms as being provided in article 126(2) k of the South Sudan transitional constitution. Based on this section, we filed a case directly to the supreme court,” Kiir told Gurtong. Maj. General Marial Nuor Jok, former Director of Public Security and Criminal Investigation in the South Sudan Police Service was arrested on the 26th of July 2011 and is allegedly being detained in an unknown military barracks under the orders of the South Sudan Inspector General of Police, Tito Acuil. Nuor was tried for the second time at the Central Equatoria State High Court on the 16th August 2011 in what his defence lawyer Mr. Kiir described as “compromised trial and ruling” that remanded him back to detention. Tito Acuil accused Nuor of; 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 land disputes, 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 of Lakes State, and Illegal incorporation of 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 institutions including public security and criminal investigation departments. However, in his defence Mr. Kiir Chol said that the detention of Maj. General Nuor is illegal and that it contravenes the national constitution. “The allegations/suspensions upon which the arrest and the detention were based are absolutely baseless as the petitioner has never committed such offenses,” Kiir said. “The continued detention of the petitioner at the army barracks without inquiry or trial is unlawful as it contravenes his basic human rights and fundamental freedoms as enshrined in articles; 1(5), 9, 12, 18 and 19 of the transitional constitution of the Republic of South Sudan,” Kiir added. He claimed that denial of his client’s family access to visit him as well as denying him medical treatment as he suffers from kidney infection violates his clients’ human rights. “It also contravenes articles; 3,5,7,8,9,10 and 11(1) of the universal declaration of human rights as adopted by resolution 217(111) of the 10th December, 1948.” According to Kiir. Posted in: Home -- 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.
