Kiir ally accuses Bol Mel of plotting coup in South Sudan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Tamazuj
South Sudanese community leader Mawien Mathiang Gor accuses former Vice-President Benjamin Bol Mel of preparing to overthrow Salva Kiir and says nine members of the Awan community are detained. The accusations, made in Juba during a ceremony, could revive tensions ahead of December’s elections, according to Radio Tamazuj.
General Mawien Mathiang Gor, a community leader of the Awan ethnic group in the home region of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit, has accused former Vice-President Benjamin Bol Mel of preparing to overthrow the head of state. He says that nine members of the Awan community are still being detained over their alleged involvement in the attempt, according to Radio Tamazuj.
Mawien Mathiang Gor made the accusations on Friday in Juba, during a ceremony organised to celebrate the release of businesswoman Achan Agoth Akiech and two former government officials. Benjamin Bol Mel was considered a possible successor to Salva Kiir before turning against the president, according to the community leader.
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