12/01/2014
South Sudan to Launch Legal Action against Detained Officials
Peter Clottey South Sudanrsquo;s foreign minister says President Salva Kiir has instructed the minister of justice to expedite ldquo;legal processesrdquo; against the detained officials accused of plotting to overthrow the government in Juba. Barnaba Marial Benjamin also called for the faction led by former vice president Riek Machar to show commitment at the ongoing peace negotiations in Ethiopiarsquo;s capital, Addis Ababa, to end the conflict and stabilize the security situation. Benjaminrsquo;s comments followed demands by the international community, including the U.N. Security Council the release of the detained officials as part of the peace process to end South Sudanrsquo;s...
