Arrests over alleged attack on Lakes state UNMISS building
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March 8, 2012 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in Yirol West county of Lakes
state have arrested 35 youths as a result of their allegedly violent
reaction to dispute over the usage of a county building.
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Prisoners held in Yiro West jail, Lakes state, South Sudan, April 29, 2011 (ST)
Members of the Abang payam [district] youth association for were
arrested on Friday on the orders of county commissioner, Makur Kulang
Liei.
Liei said he “instructed police to arrest them”.
The leader of Abang Youth Union (AYU), Adok Ajok Mabor, said that
county authorities have arrested members of the union to protect their
interests.
The County Commissioner accuses the youths of storming a county
building being rented to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
“This land, this compound was given to us by former caretaker
governor, Telar Ring Deng, as a youth centre [...] and now county
authority under commissionership of comrade Makur Kulang turned it as
the commercial centre to rent it to UNMISS without informing us,” said
Ajok.
The AYU secretary general, Awan Majok Apuk, alleged that county
authorities are renting out their youth centre to UNMISS without
notifying the union.
“We are now arrested and actually we are ready to face court with
whoever arrested us,” said Majok.
Commissioner Kulang, confirmed that the county authority is renting
the compound to UNMISS for SSDG14,000 (US$5,200) per month.
“This compound was first being rented to Southern Sudan Referendum
Commission during the referendum exercises [...] now it is being
rented to UNMISS. These youths complained that a compound was given to
them by the former caretaker governor in 2010, but the present
leadership has reclaimed back the land,” said Kulang.
Kulang said that no legal document has been signed by UNMISS regarding the rent.
The Yirol West county court judge, Mathiang Kuac Mathiang, is now
carrying out an investigation into the arrests.
Telar Ring Deng, the former caretaker governor of Lakes state was
unavailable for comment.
(ST)
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