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| SSPDF accused of torturing religious leaders in Central Equatoria |
| 2023-08-29 |
| [SUDANTRIBUNE] The South Sudanese army (SSPDF) have been accused of looting, detaining and torturing religious leaders in Central Equatoria State. The holy mans, in a statement issued on Saturday, accused a section of the army units in Yei River County of arresting the clergy of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan. A mobile unit of the government army, it said, attacked, looted, and tortured Christians of the Episcopal church of South Sudan in Nyori and Mongo archdeaconries of the diocese of Yei River County on August 24 and August 25. The actions of the government military caused consternation and condemnation from the office of the Episcopal Bishop of Central Equatorial Internal Province. "We the bishops, the clergies and the entire Christians of central Equatoria internal province, would like to express our deepest sadness on attacks, torture, looting of the Christians and arrest of the clergy of the Episcopal church of South Sudan by mobile force of Sudan People’s defense forces in Nyori and Mongo payams of Yei River County of Central Equatoria State," partly reads the statement. It also called for an investigation and that those responsible be held accountable. The SSPDF front man, Major General Lul Ruai Koang said he was not aware of the incident, adding that it is not the army’s policy to loot, arrest and torture civilians. |
| Posted by:Fred |