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| South Sudan Jails 10 Soldiers for Rights Abuses |
| 2013-10-26 |
| [An Nahar] Ten South Sudanese soldiers were imprisoned for human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... abuses perpetrated during a 2012 campaign to disarm fighters from warring communities, an army front man said Friday. The soldiers were tried before a military court and will be "imprisoned from two to four years" for their role in abuses committed in the troubled eastern state of Jonglei, said front man Philip Aguer, without specifying exact charges. Three others who are on trial for murder are awaiting the decision of President Salva Kiir as to whether they will be put to death as requested by the military court, he said. Twenty more suspects are still being investigated, he added. Since winning independence in 2011, the South Sudanese military has led campaigns against well-armed community factions but have themselves been accused of murder, rape and human rights violations, rights groups say. |
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