Prosecution of South Sudan’s vice-president raises fears of return to full-scale civil war

Prosecution of South Sudan’s vice-president raises fears of return to full-scale civil war

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Observers and opposition says prosecution of Riek Machar for crimes in relation to attack by rebel militia puts peace deal at risk South Sudan’s opposition and observers have warned that the prosecution of the country’s suspended vice-president, Riek Machar, risks jeopardising a peace agreement that ended a devastating civil war and plunging the country into full-scale conflict once again. On 11 September, Machar was charged with murder, treason, crimes against humanity and other serious crimes in connection with a deadly attack by the White Army rebel group on a government army garrison in Nasir county in the country’s north-east. President Salva Kiir then suspended him from his post. Continue reading...

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Original reporting: World news | The Guardian

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