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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Deng Machol and Rodney Muhumuza

Concern grows for safety of South Sudan opposition leader facing treason and other charges

Amnesty International on Friday called for a public trial of a South Sudanese opposition figure facing treason and other criminal charges, in a case that some worry could deepen political tensions in the east African country.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced Thursday that he suspended Riek Machar as the country's first vice president, effectively ending the transitional government of unity that forestalled a return to full-blown war.

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