PETITION AGAINST ILLEGAL DETENTION OF PAUL MADIT MALUAC AND RELATIVES IN SPLA MILITARY CAMP IN RUMBEK EAST COUNTY

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PETITION AGAINST ILLEGAL DETENTION OF FATHER AND UNCLE PAUL MADIT MALUAC AND RELATIVES IN SPLA MILITARY CAMP IN PANAWAC AND PACONG OF RUMBEK EAST COUNTY

We, the undersigned family members, relatives, friends and community members of Paul Madit Maluac write to appeal against illegal-prolonged-detention of father and uncle Paul Madit Maluac since October 26^th 2011 till today November 28^th 2011 by Sudan People’s Liberation Army/South Sudan Armed Forces (SPLA/SSAF) following prison escape of his son Angui-alou Paul Madit in April 2011, who was accused of involvement in Alamtoc West (Athoi) sectional feud of December 18^th 2010.

We condemn in the strongest possible terms the arbitrary arrest of Paul Madit Maluac, Abany Mayar Ater, Marial Maker Maluac and Marial Maker Dut; Paul who has shown during the past several months a very high sense of maturity, responsibility and intellectuality in this same controversial arbitrary arrest of his two wives Yom Dongrin and Nyitur Marial from June 15^th – July 25^th 2011 for the same cause (prison escape of his son Angui-alou Paul.

Angui-alou was/is a victim of conspiracies that have nurtured this ugly sectional feuds since September 17^th 2001 when Bech Dong Manguen was first assaulted and murdered in cool blood and who has had cursed the entire youth generations for one decade from  – 2001 – 2011 now that we are still being haunted by this endless sectional clashes.

Reasons to why did Angui-alou Paul Madit escape from Rumbek Prison blame goes to the authorities of the Lakes state that did not bring to custody Angui-alou rivals from the day he was ordered from Rumbek Hospital to Rumbek Prison cell with his open wounds and while in Prison, he was denied all medical care. Did Angui-alou like anyone else not have any basic rights to treatment as a wounded person? Yes, he did, but he was refused to, hence the genesis of biasness was sown, hence escape was one last viable resort to him, which he did in midst April without any consent of his family.

Angui-alou Paul Madit after his prison escape wrote a letter demanding that one of his rivals – from Aliap section of Rumbek Central County are wen Nguenjak and Makuoi Majak Mading from Gony section of Athoi and of whom Angui-alou Paul accused of having instigated and incited the battle that ensued on 18^th December 2010, and to whom Angui-alou Paul Madit be brought to Rumbek Prison first hand before his return to the Prison, or else he will not come for another arrest without his rivals.

If Lakes state government, Rumbek East County administration and the SPLA would need a peaceful settlement of this long decade sectional conflicts of Athoi in Alamtoc West, why did it not listen to these calls and other constitutional means and that a fact findings committee be formed to investigate and put forward full recommendations for peaceful resolutions of this never-ending fights between one community where a cousin, uncle and aunty cohesiveness have been broken inconsiderately for eleven years now.

What we would like to make clear to our SPLA army in Rumbek East County in Pacong and Panawac; and South Sudan at large is that our constitution says that anyone above 18 years is an adult whose decisions and actions are not greatly influenced by the family and that any actions or decisions should be treated as individual. If Angui-alou is thought and as perceived as having done wrongs, his case should be handled by civil court of law, and not a displacement of justice on his family.

Attempts by father and Uncle Paul Madit Maluac, Abany Mayar Ater, Marial Maker Maluac and Marial Maker Dut family members to have them be brought to civil custody (Police and Prisons) have failed, and this sends to us an apparent speculation that SPLA forces deployed in Rumbek East County especially in Pacong and Panawac have different motives against Paul Madit Maluac, his family and entire section of Thuyic with visible hands from the County administration and in the SPLA army itself.

On 21^st November 2011, his son Makim Paul Madit with Deputy Commissioner of Police David Dut Marial with a letter or request by Acting Governor Hon. Marik Nanga Marik in pursuit move from SPLA army custody to Police were denied access and worse episode of the whole scenario was on Makim Paul, who was taken off Police vehicle which was driven by the acting commissioner of Police Lakes state, lashed indiscriminately and arrested too for four days of 21^st — 25^th November 2011. The letter of Acting Governor Hon. Marik Nanga Marik, Minister of Information, Communication, Culture, Youth and Sports, here attached for your reference.

Makim Paul was later sent out after another marathon for his release. Other family members and relatives arrested and detained since 18^th November 2011 and who are still under detention are Abany Mayar Ater, wife to Paul Madit Maluac son – Mabeny Paul Madit, Marial Maker Maluac, paternal uncle son to Paul Madit, Marial Maker Dut, paternal uncle to Paul Madit

Paul Madit Maluac, Abany Mayar Ater, Marial Maker Maluac and Marial Maker Dut detention is illegal and they have not been charged with nor have they committed any crime.

The undersigned family members, relatives and friends, and community members call for their immediate release and ask civil society, advocacy groups, UNMISS human rights office in Lakes state of Rumbek, the international community and other concerned actors to demand the South Sudanese authorities especially the commander of SPLA contingent deployed in Rumbek East County Maj. Gen. Marial Chanuong to release Paul Madit Maluac, Abany Mayar Ater, Marial Maker Maluac and Marial Maker Dut immediately, their case be transferred to Police, which will send them to civil court for trial if any (cast of doubts for wrongdoings for their arrest) and to uphold the individual human rights till proven guilty by competent court of law in civil procedural systems, and not the army of SPLA.

Signed by: