Gokrial State’s authorities crack down on youth leaders and activists

Gorgrial State governor, Victor Atem Atem (Photo credit: File/Supplied/SSNN)

Nov 5th, 2019 (SSNN) — Gogrial State youth leaders, intellectuals, and activists have been reportedly arrested by South Sudan’s National Security Service on directive from Gorgrial State governor, Victor Atem Atem, during a state honoring ceremony organized in Juba on Sunday at Freedom hall, according to a statement extended to South Sudan News Now on Monday.

Augustino Agany Achuil, the Secretary General of Gogrial state Youth Union, said that, “the Gogrial State governor organized an honouring ceremony which he called a trap to arrest the leaders of Gogrial State Youth Unions, Community Youth leadership and Spokesperson of Gogrial State Intellectuals’ Organization.”

“We were just told to get out of the car and the others arrested today at Freedom Hall and until now I don’t know why they were arrested,” said an eyewitness who preferred anonymity.

For his part, Gogrial State Intellectual’s Organization Chairperson strongly condemned the arrest of youth leaders, intellectuals and activists, saying, “these arrests are undermining the right of freedom of expression in the country.”

Among the leaders reportedly arrested were:

1. Dr. Tur Bol, the chairperson of Gogrial State Youth Union-Kuajok,
2. Mrs Nella Achuek Mabior, chairperson of Gogrial State Youth Union-Juba, Mr. Majok Wol Chairperson of Aguek-Kuei Youth Union,
3. Mr. Anei Arop Anei, Chairperson of Apuk Youth Union and most members GOSIO.

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