Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The Director of Disability Affairs in the Office of the Vice President for Gender and Youth Cluster, Stephen Dhieu Kuach, was detained by police on Wednesday for allegedly selling a government vehicle.
Kuach, who is visually impaired, is accused of selling a government vehicle assigned to him.
Kuach, in an interview with Sudans Post, denied the allegations and called the detention “political persecution” due to his affiliation with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit.
“I was arrested in my office yesterday and later transferred to the Northern Division police station in Juba,” Kuach said. “I am still under detention and have not been informed of the charges.”
Kuach appealed to Kiir to intervene, stating, “The solution is for President Salva Kiir to intervene and say no to what his deputy is doing.”
David Dau Achuoth, Executive Director in the Vice President’s office, confirmed Kuach’s detention but offered a different explanation.
“Mr. Kuach requested the car to facilitate a visit to Mangalla,” Achuoth told Sudans Post. “He disappeared for three weeks without official leave and the car is now missing from the country.”
He pointed out that “An investigation committee determined the car was no longer in South Sudan. Mr. Kuach returned to the office, and when questioned about the vehicle, he refused to cooperate. Security personnel were then instructed to detain him for questioning.”
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