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 […]
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 […]
Tense courtroom drama as Dr. Machar trial adjourned to Oct 31
The 15th session of the high-profile trial of First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and seven co-accused SPLM/A-IO members ended Monday amid intense courtroom exchanges, with proceedings adjourned to Friday, October 31. The session saw a fiery cross-examination of lead investigator Basilo Wani by Head Defense Advocate Kur Lual, exposing inconsistencies and procedural gaps that […]
Court blocks Machar defense from reviewing case files
The special court trying First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and seven other SPLM-IO members for treason, murder, and other serious crimes has denied the defense’s request for access to case files and copies of evidence. Presiding Judge Dr. James Alala Deng told the courtroom on Friday that while the defense will have the opportunity […]
Media barred, phones banned as Dr. Machar trial continues
The politically sensitive trial of First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and several senior SPLM-IO officials resumed Wednesday under sweeping new restrictions, with private media barred from entering the courtroom and individuals carrying smartphones turned away at the door. The special court, convened in Juba to examine serious political and security-related allegations against Machar and […]
