RJMEC demands for Machar’s release, immediate dialogue and ceasefire compliance
The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has demanded the immediate release of First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, renewed high-level political dialogue, and strict compliance with the Permanent Ceasefire. Briefing the African Union Peace and Security Council on Friday, RJMEC Interim Chairperson, Amb. Maj. Gen. George Aggrey Owinow (rtd), said the political and […]
Activist welcomes dialogue, questions credibility without Machar’s SPLM-IO
A prominent civil society activist has welcomed the government’s decision to pursue dialogue as a means of resolving political differences, while warning that the credibility of the ongoing Elections Matters Dialogue could be undermined by the exclusion of the SPLM-IO faction led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar. Mr. Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of […]
Court examines ransom, phone calls in 36th Machar trial session
The Special Court on the Nasir incident held its 36th session on Monday at Freedom Hall, focusing on alleged ransom payments and phone communications involving First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and the late Major General David Majur Dak, with Dr. Machar standing trial alongside seven senior SPLM/A-IO officials. During the session, the defense team […]
Second, third witnesses testify as Machar trial enters 31st session
The trial of First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny and seven other senior SPLM/A-IO members continued on Monday as the Special Court on the Nasir Incident held its 31st session at Freedom Hall, during which the prosecution presented testimony from its second and third witnesses. The court proceedings focused largely on the failed evacuation […]
Inside Machar court session as defense challenges testimony
The Special Court established trying First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and seven senior SPLM/A-IO officials convened its 26th session on Friday, with the defense mounting its most direct challenge yet to the prosecution’s first witness. Major Peter Malual Deng, a Legal Advisor in the SSPDF and the initial witness for the prosecution, faced hours […]
Court hears casualty, equipment claims in Nasir case
The Special Court handling the Nasir incident case involving First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon and seven other SPLM/A (IO) officials convened its 25th session at Freedom Hall on Wednesday, hearing detailed claims of casualties, destroyed equipment, and alleged operational failures presented by the prosecution’s first witness. Major Peter Malual Deng, a Legal Advisor […]
News| SPLM-IO demands unconditional release of Dr. Riek Machar to save peace deal
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has called for immediate and unconditional release of its leader, Dr. Riek Machar, identifying his continued detention as the primary roadblock to saving the revitalized peace agreement from total collapse. Machar, a key signatory to the peace agreement and the First Vice President, has been in detention […]
Complainer alleges Machar, White Army carried Nasir attack, method remains unproven
Dr. Riek Machar and seven co-accused faced tense testimony Friday, with the main complainer claiming plots against SSPDF in Nasir, but unable to specify how the attack occurred. Captain Richard Gachi Apollo, representing the National Security Service, testified that Dr. Machar conspired with the White Army militia and SPLA-IO forces to orchestrate attacks on the […]
Special court halts Dr. Machar and co-accused trial as power fails in Juba
The Special Court hearing the case against eight senior SPLM/A-IO officials, including First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny and Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol, was on Wednesday adjourned to Friday, November 14, following a sudden electricity outage at the court premises in Juba. The 20th session was scheduled for the three-judge panel to question […]
How Dr. Machar and co-accused’s defense cornered lead investigator
The courtroom inside Freedom Hall fell into tense silence as the defense team for First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar began cross-examining the state’s lead investigator, Maj. Gen. Basilio Thomas Wani. What followed in the sixteenth session of the Nasir Incident trial unfolded as a day of tense exchanges and probing questions that put the […]
