Missing Diplomat Found With Fractures In A Dubai Hospital
A South Sudanese diplomat, Counselor John Opiti disappeared at Dubai International Airport while on route to Islamabad, Pakistan and was later discovered admitted in hospital with fractures in his body, government said on Tuesday. 16 May 2013 By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 15 May 2013 [Gurtong] – In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Opiti was in a group of three South Sudanese diplomats who left Juba on 6 May 2013 travelling to Islamabad, Pakistan to attend a six-week training course. Upon arrival at Dubai International Airport and while checking in for the journey from Dubai to Islamabad, Pakistan, the three diplomats were together in the checking queue, said the statement. “According to our contacts with our two diplomats both concurred that Counselor John Opiti who happened to be third in line was seen moving out of the hall where they were together with other passengers,” said the statement. One of Opiti’s colleagues tried and had wanted to go to where Opiti was but since he had already checked in, he was denied access to the next hall where the Opiti went. He was told Opiti who went out has lost his passport. “After the arrival of the two diplomats to Islamabad, Pakistan on 6 of May 2013 aboard flight EK612 Emirates Airline they called and communicated about what happened,” the statement added. Following concerns and several contacts made by the Ministry through the Embassy of the United Arabs Emirates in Addis Ababa seeking to be furnished with information concerning Mr. John Opiti it was only on Sunday 12 May 2013 that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation came to learn through a phone call from Dubai that Counselor John Opiti was in a hospital with multiple fractures, the statement added. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Nhial Deng Nhial immediately dispatched a team of three; Opiti’s wife and two senior government officials to establish what had happened. Posted in: Home, Foreign Relations, Health -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
