{"id":84765,"date":"2025-10-18T15:56:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:33:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:33:55","slug":"aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release","title":{"rendered":"Aweil East Youth Leader Detained by NSS Family Demands Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The Acting Chairperson of the Aweil East County Youth Association in South Sudan\u2019s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has been detained by National Security Service (NSS) operatives since Monday, sparking concerns among his family and local youth leaders.<\/p>\n<p>According to relatives, the youth leader, Thiep Deng Akol, was picked up in Wanyjok Town by men in plain clothes who identified themselves as security agents. They reportedly lured him away from a gathering with friends before taking him to the county headquarters and later to an undisclosed location.<\/p>\n<p>Thiep\u2019s uncle, Akec Deng Akol, told this outlet on Friday that his nephew leads a neutral, non-political youth body that has operated peacefully in the county for years. He questioned the motive behind Thiep\u2019s detention, saying the family has been unable to trace him despite searching several police cells in Wanyjok.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe searched for Thiep in all detention centers within the county headquarters but found nothing,\u201d Akec said. \u201cWe are appealing to the authorities to produce him in court if he has committed any offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A youth resident of Wanyjok, who requested anonymity for security reasons, claimed that Thiep\u2019s arrest may have stemmed from a misunderstanding involving the new county commissioner, Garang Thiang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a small argument between Thiep and one of his colleagues over the distribution of relief items,\u201d the youth said. \u201cThe other man, who works closely with the commissioner, accused Thiep of insulting the commissioner. Soon after, security men in plain clothes came and took him away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The source added that the operatives carried a pistol and forced Thiep to accompany them to the commissioner\u2019s office, where he was later handed over to NSS officers\u2014possibly transferred to their office in Aweil town.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted, Paul Kuc Akuc, the county\u2019s Director of Information, confirmed the arrest, describing it as \u201cofficial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a disappearance. Thiep was arrested after he reportedly insulted the commissioner during a youth discussion,\u201d Kuc explained. \u201cThe matter is being handled, and the commissioner has assured that he may be released soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts and human rights defenders have repeatedly warned against arbitrary detentions in South Sudan, stressing that the law requires suspects to be presented before a court within 24 hours of arrest. Thiep\u2019s family continues to call for his immediate release or formal charges in accordance with due process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. The Acting Chairperson of the Aweil East County Youth Association in South Sudan\u2019s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has been detained by National Security Service (NSS) operatives since Monday, sparking concerns among his family and local youth leaders. According to relatives, the youth leader, Thiep Deng Akol, was picked up in Wanyjok [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":84764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-84765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aweil East Youth Leader Detained by NSS Family Demands Release - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Acting Chairperson of the Aweil East County Youth Association in South Sudan\u2019s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has bee ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aweil East Youth Leader Detained by NSS Family Demands Release\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Acting Chairperson of the Aweil East County Youth Association in South Sudan\u2019s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has bee ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Sudan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-18T15:56:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-18T16:33:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/sm_1760792537.133837.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"405\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Aweil East Youth Leader Detained by NSS Family Demands Release\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-18T15:56:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-18T16:33:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release\"},\"wordCount\":414,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/sm_1760792537.133837.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"South-Sudan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-youth-leader-detained-by-nss-family-demands-release\",\"name\":\"Aweil East Youth Leader Detained by NSS Family Demands Release - 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