Juba, South Sudan
November 24,2021—The former Minister of Information of Warrap State and a senior politician in SPLM/A-IO, Nyanagwek Kuol, has visited mama Amira Ali Thomas, a social media affluent who was charged in May 2021, for defaming Nyanagwek on Facebook.
In August a Juba County Court found Amira Ali guilty for insulting and tarnishing the name of Nyanagwek Kuol on social media.
Speaking to media on Monday, Nyanagwek said she has fully decided to forgive Amira over the pain she inflicted on her and her family because of her health condition.
“On date of 21/11/2021, with all my mental strength and a legally considered personality I, Nyenagwek Kuol Mareng, declare pardon on Amira Ali Thomas which was convicted by Juba County Court on 9/8/2021 in the police case number 3104 under the provision of article 289 of South Sudan Penal act 2008,” Nyanagwek said in a statement seen by Nyamilepedia.
According to the statement, the pardon includes the material compensation that she was sentenced to for moral damage, a valuable sum of millions South Sudanese pound or $85,000.
In her part, the controversial Facebooker Amira welcomes the pardoning decision and applauded Nyanagwek for her forgiveness.
“I would like to thank Nyanagwek Kuol Mareng but even though thanking her is not enough. Because it is not easy to forgive a person. Yes, it was my mistake and I admitted and I thanked Nyanagwek again for the forgiving heart she has,” Mama Amira told media from Hospital.
Amira quoted a Biblical verse saying, God says “forgive each other, I will forgive you because what you bound on earth will be bound in heaven and whatever is dissolved in the earth will be dissolved in heaven”.
“I was supposed to apologize first but she is the first to initiate this step, and this indicates her good heart. What she did is not only for me but for all mothers so that future generations can learn this lesson about forgiveness.”, she added.
Amira was sentenced to six months of probation and ordered to pay the $85,000 as reparation and court fine, leaving doubts if pardoning by Nyanagwek would be considered by the court.
