Juba releases UN radio journalist 2 years after extrajudicial detention

[Elisabeth Janaina]

Juba releases UN radio journalist 2 years after extrajudicial detention

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May 26, 2017 (JUBA)° -The South Sudanese security authorities Friday
have released a journalist working for a UN radio station in the
troubled country two years and a half after his detention.

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SPLA forces patrol the street of Wau town on May 16, 2016 (ST)

According to a statement released by the United Nations Mission in
South Sudan (UNMISS) George Livio, who worked for Radio Miraya had
been in jail since 22 August 2014 without trial.

The reporter was arrested in the north-western town of Wau.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Mission called for the release of
its two other national staff members who are currently also being held
in detention without trial.

The two have been detained with Livio by the National Security Service
agents since 2014.

Human rights activists blamed, UNMISS for not condemning Livio’s
prolonged detention or exerting the needed efforts to secure his
release.

"UNMISS continues to urge the South Sudanese authorities to respect
national laws and the fundamental principles of due process under
international human rights law," said the UN mission.

(ST)