South Sudan’s N. Bahr el Ghazal arrest 2 over counterfeit U.S. currency
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August 28, 2011 (AWEIL) - A Congolese national and a Nigerian have
been arrested and detained by Northern Bahr el Ghazal police
authorities over allegations linking the duo to the manufacture of
fake U.S. dollars.
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Ronald Ruay Deng, the state minister for finance, trade and industry,
August 25, 2011 (ST)
Mwafor John Monday, a 35 year old from Nigeria, and Sele Jean Robert
46 from DR Congo, pleaded not guilty and requested the police notify
their respective embassies about their detention.
Akot Deng Akot, the state police commissioner told journalists at a
briefing in Aweil, the state capital, that the culprits were arrested
on Thursday after a tip-off from local residents who alerted the
police to their activities.
The police boss also displayed items such as cotton wool, unidentified
chemicals, a plastic container and several dollar-sized papers, which
the two allegedly used to make fake dollars.
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Akot Deng Akot, N. Bahr el Ghazal police commissioner (standing)
displays some of the materials allegedly used by the two men (seated)
to make fake US dollars, August 25, 2011 (ST)
“The state has now opened a criminal case against the two men. They
can still involve their lawyers in the case,” Akot said, adding that,
“if they are found to be innocent, then we shall release them.”
Ronald Ruay Deng, the state’s minister for finance, trade and industry
strongly condemned the alleged crime, and appealed to the police to
remain vigilant and inform police about any suspicious characters
within their vicinity.
“We need to all be on the lookout for such criminal characters that
may be targeting our state. Members of the public should closely work
hand in hand with the police to restore order in the state,” the
minister advised.
Ever since it introduced its new currency, South Sudan Pounds (SSP)
nearly a month after attaining its independence, there are fears that
South Sudan is being viewed as a soft target for fraudsters and con
men.
On July 30 while speaking during the country’s martyr’s day
celebrations in Juba, the South Sudan capital, President Salva Kiir
Mayardit instructed the national army to crack down on criminals who
violate the country’s laws.
(ST)
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