Rev. Christopher Maring murder trial adjourned to 19 November
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eye Radio
The trial of six suspects accused of murdering Reverend Christopher Maring, a senior cleric of the African Inland Church, has been adjourned to 19 November after two accused released on bail failed to appear. The prosecution is also seeking a review of the circumstances of their release, Eye Radio reports.
The trial of six suspects accused of murdering Reverend Christopher Maring, a senior cleric of the African Inland Church, has been adjourned to 19 November by Judge Peter Mazen at Juba Central Prison after two accused who had been released on bail failed to appear, prosecutor Lilian Gorge told Eye Radio.
The hearing was due to allow the prosecution to present its opening statement and hear from the investigator and the complainant. Lilian Gorge said the prosecution had asked the court to examine the circumstances under which the two suspects had been granted bail, according to Eye Radio.
The six accused are being prosecuted under Sections 48, 206, 72 and 305 of the South Sudan Penal Code Act, 2008, including for murder, robbery and use of firearms. Police used mobile phone tracking to locate the suspects, one of whom had fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo before being arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department, according to Lilian Gorge.
Christopher Maring was killed at his home in Gudele, Juba, in January 2026 after armed men broke in. According to accounts of the incident reported by Eye Radio, the cleric was beaten and then hit by several gunshots.
