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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A group of Christian church leaders from the United States of America and United Kingdom is asking President Salva Kiir Mayardit to stop violence against activists, threatening that failure to respect their demand will consequence in efforts to seek for alternative leadership in the world\u2019s youngest country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe American and British Christians, church leaders, and activists that stand with the people of South Sudan cannot remain silent in the face of these repressive actions,\u201d the group said in a statement seen by Sudans Post.<\/p>\n

The group said they call for the \u201cfull implementation of the recommendations made by the people of South Sudan in response to the National Dialogue that you initiated in December 2016\u201d and urges Kiir\u2019s government to \u201callow all upcoming public rallies to take place with no government, military, or police oppression, intimidation, arrest, or violent crackdown.\u201d<\/p>\n

They also denounced publicly and \u201crevoke the arrest warrants on leaders of the People\u2019s Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA), for Joseph Akol Makeer, Abraham A. Awolich, Rajab Mohandis, Wani Michael, and Jame David Kolok, and unfreeze their personal bank accounts. Allow these leaders to return to South Sudan and resume their activities without hindrance.\u201d<\/p>\n

They urged Kiir to \u201cUnfreeze the bank accounts of the Sudd Institute, Organization for Responsive Government (ORG), Okay Africa Foundation, and the Foundation for Democracy and Accountable Governance.\u201d<\/p>\n

They also \u201cDenounce any intentions by anyone in the South Sudan government to harm or assassinate Joseph Akol Makeer, who has been well known, respected, and beloved by American Christians for some two decades, or to harm any of the other leaders of the PCCA, either civil or Church leaders. These are leaders who have done all that they could to defend and protect you when others were seeking to undermine you and the country. And they deserve your protection now.\u201d<\/p>\n

They urged the Kiir to \u201cRelease Kuel Aguer Kuel, a signatory to the PCCA Declaration who has been under detention for more than 90 days without trial and without formal charges.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement also urged for the release of \u201cPastor Abraham Chol Maketh, who was arrested for sharing an opinion considered unfavorable to you, President Kiir, and release the Bishop of Yei, as well as Malik Angok, Renk Community Leader and Fadia Ngor, a resident of Renk, who were arrested for organizing a protest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on the SPLM leaders including you, President Salva Kiir and 1st Vice President Dr. Riek Machar; Vice President Dr. James Wani Igga; General Daniel Awet Akot; General Kuol Manyang Juuk; and other senior SPLM leaders to do the right thing and save your country,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n

They threatened that \u201cFailure to take these honorable actions will leave us with the distressing choice to seek to support alternative leadership in the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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