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Abraham Mamer Kur, the Minister for Lands, Housing, and Public Utilities in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, has decided to step down from a committee established to address land disputes in Bor town. This move has added to the already delicate political situation.
Over 30 senior SPLM members arrested in Bor More than 30 members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party were on Tuesday evening arrested and detained by the police in Bor town, Jonglei State. Those arrested, most of whom are former constitutional post holders, said their arrest was politically motivated. One of the detainees, Gabriel Deng Ajak, told Radio Tamazuj Wednesday, “Our arrest is politically motivated. It has nothing to do with defamation. More than 30 of us were arrested because of the petition we wrote to President Kiir against the deputy governor. We were a...