Juba, South Sudan
August 14, 2022 — South Sudan’s Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Angelina Teny, condemns the filmed extra-judicial killing in Mayom County of Unity state and said such orders were not authorized by the top military leadership in the country.
Last week the Governor of Unity State, Dr. Joseph Manytuil, ordered the execution of four prisoners of war, three were killed on firing squad and one identified as Gatluak Majiok was tied up and burned in side a tukul.
In a statement seen by Nyamilepdia, Angelina Teny ,the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, during her meeting with president Salva Kiir, condemned the incident in Mayom and described it as “injustice and unacceptable” while denying that perpetrators responsible for such barbaric act did not get their directive from South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF).
“.. In her remarks to the media after the meeting Hon. Angelina condemned the extrajudicial killing that happened in Mayom County of Unity State. She said it is not justice, it is unacceptable , not tolerated, it is condemned and the order did not come from the Ministry of Defence and SSPDF”,the statement reads.
Hon. Teny further explained that this is a Country that has laws and rules, and said no legal process was followed.
” we have military justice, when someone is arrested and they are culprits, the due process takes place, they are investigated, tried and the trial passes the judgment”, she emphasized.
Teny also revealed that consultation among senior commanders is ongoing to make sure that Investigation Committee is formed to look into the circumstances under which such an act of terror occurred.
“We don’t do summary execution”. SSPDF in consultation with the Commander in Chief will investigate the henious act in Mayom County of Unity State”, she further added.
