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The Vice President of South Sudan’s Economic Cluster, James Wani Yigah, has revealed that the former mayor of Juba, Callisto Ladu, is facing criminal charges and is being detained by the authorities.
Yiga made the statement on Saturday during a thanksgiving prayer meeting for veteran politician Alfred Radu Gore, who returned to the country after receiving medical treatment abroad, over the four-month detention of former mayor Callisto.
The Vice President has refuted allegations that his office was involved in the detention of Callisto Radu, saying the government was behind the arrest and that the former mayor will be brought to court.
Iga revealed that he, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Vice Chairman Daniel Awit Akot, Central Equatoria State Governor Augustino Jadara and other senior officials were invited by government agencies to watch a two-hour video accusing the former mayor.
“Callisto Radu is a senior officer in the armed forces. Five of us were invited, including me, Avert and Governor Jadara. They told me, Wani, that you and Jadara are from the Bari community and that people are looking for Callisto and asking who has him imprisoned,” Yiga said.
“We, the authorities, have him (Callisto) in jail. If you want to confirm the charges and evidence we have against him, we will show you the evidence in a two-hour video. We spent two hours watching the video and at the end we were told to inform the Bari community that your son is in the custody of the government for committing a crime and we will bring him to court,” Yiga added.
In June, Radio Tamazuj reported The government has filed serious charges against Callisto Radu, including several capital crimes punishable by death.
The outspoken politician, an opponent of widespread and often violent land grabs in and around Juba, has been detained and held in solitary confinement since he was beaten and abducted from his home by National Security Service agents on March 30 as his wife and family looked on.
Wani Santino Jada, managing partner of Pan African Law Firm and Ladu’s attorney, told Radio Tamazuje that the South Sudanese government filed five charges, including conspiracy, subversion of the constitution and supplying terrorist weapons to insurgents, bandits and saboteurs.
Other charges included possession of a dangerous weapon and making or spreading false statements against South Sudan.
Although under the country’s constitution any detainee must be brought before a judge within 24 hours, this rarely happens.
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