PRESIDENT KIIR’S OFFICE REJECTS CHURCH CALLS TO RELEASE MACHAR
Radio Tamazuj
The South Sudanese government on Tuesday defended its ongoing military operations and rejected calls for the release of political figures, including opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar, in a formal response to warnings from religious leaders that the country is sliding back into civil war.
The statement from the Office of the President follows a March 13 appeal by the South Sudan Council of Churches. Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, the Catholic archbishop of Juba, had called for an immediate halt to military operations in Jonglei State, warning that intense fighting between government forces and opposition groups threatens to dismantle the fragile 2018 peace deal.
In its response, the government acknowledged the “deteriorating political, security, and humanitarian situation” but maintained that its primary responsibility is the enforcement of constitutional law. Officials characterized the ongoing military actions in Jonglei as necessary responses to security threats rather than arbitrary escalations.
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