Government Official Sentenced To Two Years For Assault On Rumbek Journalist
Rumbek County Court yesterday sentenced a government official to two years jail term for having assaulted a reporter with the South Sudan Television. 18 May 2013 Johnson Poth Matur Akech, the South Sudan Television reporter in Rumbek was assaulted in April. [Gabriel Mayom] By Gabriel Mayom JUBA, 18 May 2013 (Gurtong) - Johnson Poth Matur Akech, also well-known as Poth Johnson Matur Akech came under attack on Sunday of April 21 after the exchange of words with the state government Acting Director of State owned Radio. The Acting Director Peter Maliap Chieng, denied having attacked Poth with a pistol during intervention of friends who were attempting to solve problem outside court. However, Poth filed a court case against Maliep in Rumbek County Court, and Judge Santo Yuhana Yuggu sentenced Maliap to two years jail charged under the criminal code under section 226 and 249. Poth welcomed the court decision saying that justice answered his suffering. “I was very scared when I came under pistol gun point threat. I always stay worried and insecure,” said Poth. He however added that the sentence did not include a fine because those articles quoted in South Sudan Criminal Penal Code together 226 and 249 imposed a person with two years imprisonment as well to bail himself out he must pay1, 400 South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) but those were not included. This is the first time Rumbek County Court has sentenced a government official. Posted in: Home, Governance -- 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.
