Names of the 16 gov't officials sentenced to life in prison over corruption

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Sixteen officials from the office of the president sentenced to life in prison

Below are the names of 16 individuals from the office of the president sentenced to life in prison by the High Court Judge Ladu Armenio for using the signature (presidential seal) of the president to steal more than 14 million US dollars and 30 million South Sudanese pounds from the office of the president, with the help of 14 officials from the Central Bank and Ministry of Finance.

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Mayen Wol (executive director, office of the president)
Yel Luol (chief administrator, office of the president)
John Agou Wuoi
Anyieth Chaat Paul
Chaat Paul
Diing Ajieng
Nhumot Agot
Anna Kalisto
Kur Ayuen
Garang Aguer
Francis Yata
Anyang Majok Ayuen
Anthony Madimo
Anthony Dia
Raphini Jadada
Lisiuma (second name unclear)

SBS Radio: Two South Sudanese Australian sentenced to life imprisonment in South Sudan— The high profile case came to light after Agou John Wuoi Chuit as security officer attached to the office of the President was arrested on charges of misappropriation of public funds, forgery that involved the signature of the president, embezzlement, money laundry and various other charges on 29/5/2015. Further investigation after Agou was arrested led the security officials to arrest almost the entire officials in the office of President Kiir. Among senior officials arrested after Agou was investigated were Mayen Wol the executive director in the office of the President, managers. account controllers and those who were accused as accomplices. The network of those associated were also arrested and these includes his father in law to Agou and official in the office of President Chat Paul, Agou’s wife Wife Susan Anyieth Chat. The two South Sudanese Australian were later accused as accomplice’s base on the wired taped information between John Agou and Kur Ayuen Kou. Anyang Majok Ayuen who was working as banker but he was also implicated for making illegal transfer from the money connected to Agou John. The 16 people in which four Kenyans and 10 Sudanese national and the two Australians were official sentenced to life imprisonment on 13/06/2016 at county court in Juba South Sudan. The 16 people were prosecuted by a team of four prosecutors from the Ministry of Justice and the judge leading judge Lado Armino sentenced the case. The lawyers for the 16 once complained of being intimidated by the Government but the remaining defending lawyers are promising to appeal the sentence in weeks.

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