Are 4 Remaining Detainees in Juba, Coup plotters or Victims of Loose Tongues
4 min readBy David Aoloch Bion
This is Age of Reason. We should use of our rationalism to establish whether a given argument, statement, problem or situation is true, half-true or false. We should also apply our moral Philosophy to separate facts from fictions.
The Government of South Sudan detained 11 men in connection with the coup attempt on December 15. The Government released seven men on the condition that they tried to “overthrow the government through mass mobilization”. She kept the four, namely Pagan Amum, Dr Majak Agoot, Gen. Oyai Deng, Ezekiel Lol on condition that they tried to “overthrow the government through military force” , this is fiction
Before December 15, the Government had been planning to punish Pagan and Majak for their big talk in social gathering like funerals and weddings.
For example President was quoted in Citizen Newspaper saying, some politician are using funeral, and wedding to make political statement, he was referring to Majak and Pagan.
The following is the record of some of their big talk that annoyed the Government.
Let’s begin with Pagan. Pagan is always impulsive. In 1996, the Sudan government said, it captured SPLA strong of Nimule. Pagan was contacted by the BBC Focus on Africa in Asmara Eritrea; he confirmed that the SPLA lost Nimule. , which was false.
In Khartoum, as Minister of Cabinets Affairs, he said in an Interview that Sudan is “failed State”. President Omar el Bashir fired him for making that’s statement.
Around 2009 he was quoted in the Media saying “CPA should be renegotiated.’’ This annoyed the Government and SPLM later he said, he was misquoted
When Deng Alor and Kosti Manibe were sacked he said this would ‘’ cause tribal conflict’’. For the above, the Government was planning to punish Pagan.
Majok Agot is also of the same calibre. When he was Commander in Bar el gazal during the liberation war he was quoted verbally saying “Dinka Bare el gazal are foolish majority”.
In the funeral of Journalist Isaiah Abraham, who was assassinated in Juba he narrated Fable of the Cow that does not give milk that could not be bought by neighbor thus, it should be slaughtered on the butchery. What is the meaning of the fable of the cow? Everyone has his own interpretation. Some sources closes to President Kiir said that Fable put the relationship between Majak and the President to its lowest level.
Another sources says , the bodyguards of President saying they always see with twisted mouth when President is speaking in public, this is contemptible posture according to them
The Author has no ideas about Ambassador Ezekiel Lol , he is obscure diplomat, who has never been quoted in public talking politic Oyai is disciplined officer, whose name was not heard in secret activities.
In conclusion, the government must separate Loose Tongue from Coup plot. These four men are not Coup makers because if they were involved Military Coup, they would have left on December 15 night like Riek Machar. They would have not stayed on their houses until they were arrested. The fact is that they were sympathetic to Coup plotters. And being wisher of something does not qualify as participant, they are millions coup sympathizers now in Juba What is unique about them ? let them go The government and the Ministry of Justice must be Judicious in handling the citizen cases. The Government or state must not witch-hunt its people for unimportant unjustified reasons. It must not equate the big talk of Majak and Pagan with Coup. Majok and Pagan are victim of loose talk. Oyai and Lol are just scapegoat or the companion of the former.
So Mr. President you have been magnanimous all along, release your men before they are traumatize… They are hundred percent better than those, you pardoned and granted them amnesty before. Release them. let them go.
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