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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A government-led committee investigating the 2017 killing of Christopher Allen, a dual American-British freelance journalist, concluded he entered South Sudan illegally. The finding was released Thursday. The committee, headed by David Charles Bilal, stated that Allen was killed in crossfire.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter consultation and we wrote to the Ministry of Interior, Department of Immigration, Nationality and Passport, they told us he entered South Sudan illegally, nothing was showing that Christopher Allen entered South Sudan legally,\u201d Bilal said during a press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n

He added that Allen entered without a visa or accreditation from South Sudan\u2019s Media Authority. \u201cBecause his body was found in Kaya, there was nothing which showed he was accredited to the Media Authority in South Sudan,\u201d Bilal said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our findings, we found out that he entered South Sudan illegally and he took a risk in an area which all of us believe and if some of you have been to Kaya, is a bushy area,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The committee said evidence indicated Allen was embedded with SPLA-IO forces in Kaya before the attack that resulted in his demise. \u201cAt 5:30 AM, you can\u2019t see anyone moving, you can see someone, but nobody can know whether he is black or white,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The committee offered an apology for Allen\u2019s death. \u201cWe are sorry for the death of Christopher Allen in South Sudan because if he had to come to South Sudan officially, it would have been a different thing altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christopher Allen, 26, was killed on August 26, 2017, while covering the country\u2019s civil war. He was shot in the head during a battle between the South Sudanese army and rebels in Kaya.<\/p>\n

Allen was embedded with Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) forces. The 2013-2018 civil war claimed almost 400,000 lives. After his death, the South Sudanese government denied that its soldiers deliberately targeted him. The US and UK welcomed the investigation into Allen\u2019s death but demanded transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. A government-led committee investigating the 2017 killing of Christopher Allen, a dual American-British freelance journalist, concluded he entered South Sudan illegally. The finding was released Thursday. 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