JUBA, South Sudan
Two of four journalists who were detained in January after a video appearing to show South Sudan president wetting his trousers at a public function have been released.
The Union of Journalists of
South Sudan (UJOSS) said in a statement that it welcomed the release of Victor
Ladu and Mustapha Osman.
In December last year, a video
shared on social media appeared to show Mr Kiir urinating on himself as the
national anthem played at a function.
Six staff from the state
broadcaster were later arrested, but two remain in detention.
“[We] urge the government to
release Garang John and Jacob Benjamin or if they have a case to answer, they
should be produced in a court of law,” UJOSS statement said.
The arrests had been condemned
by rights groups including The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
The arrests match “a pattern
of security personnel resorting to arbitrary detention whenever officials deem
coverage unfavourable”, said CPJ’s sub-Saharan Africa representative, Muthoki
Mumo said at the time.
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