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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The Acting Chief of Nimule Payam has been arrested on orders by the President of Eastern Equatoria High Court.<\/p>\n

Nimule Police Inspector Major David Casemiro told Eye Radio without stating the rationale behind Koma James\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n

However, the move followed a protest yesterday by the area Women\u2019s Association after a court ordered the demolition of their center.<\/p>\n

This was after a man sued the group and its landlady on claims the land where the association constructed a building belonged to his late father.<\/p>\n

The demolition order effective on Wednesday, was issued on August 10 by the Payam B Court before former chief Alira Willian.<\/p>\n

He was removed late last month and replaced with the detained chief Koma James as the acting Head Chief of Nimule Payam<\/p>\n

The order under the former leadership prompted the Women\u2019s Association to stage a peaceful protest yesterday.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Eye Radio, Nimule Police Inspector Casemiro confirmed the newly installed chief\u2019s arrest Eye Radio adding his offenses are unknown to the police.<\/p>\n

\u201cKomas\u2019 arrest was not in connection with the demolition of Women Center. It\u2019s something different.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Court Order for his arrest came from the high court and the reasons behind are unknown to us [Police] but rather we received a warrant of arrest from the High Court that Koma has to be in Police Custody until further notice.<\/p>\n

However, Alfred Otto the Nimule Central Quarter Chief who visited Koma James explains what could have led to the chief\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI visited the Police station today [Thursday] to find out why they have arrested my colleague Koma James?<\/p>\n

\u201cSo they told me, Koma was arrested for mobilizing women to protest the local court demolition order. Koma was not beaten but he\u2019s weak, he needs food to eat, and his health conditions are not good but generally okay.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore as local chiefs, we are requesting the local authority to release him. If there are some other issues, we can dialogue when he\u2019s out of prison.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they\u2019re going to demolish the women\u2019s center meaning all of us [Chiefs] are going to resign from our respective positions. Because this is community building why do they want to demolish it,\u201d he threatened.<\/p>\n

On 31st August, the women\u2019s lawyer Advocate Beda K. Anthony petitioned the decision and demanded should be overturned saying the Payam Court didn\u2019t follow due process of the law.<\/p>\n

In his written statement, he argued that the person who passed the judgment was from another Payam, not Nimule.<\/p>\n

Lawyer Anthony said another reason is that the suing in court should have also applied to four other organizations existing on the same land adding that Chief refused to give a copy of the judgment.<\/p>\n

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