Jonglei releases students detained for spurring tribal hatred

By Philip Thon Aleu

July 9, 2008 (BOR TOWN) – Three students detained last month for inciting tribal hatred, over internet, have been released on Tuesday.

The students hail security unit of professionalism and Jonglei government of been very transparent and fast in investigating their case. They are, orally, bounded to Jonglei, ready to be called anytime should need arise and banned from posing commends on internet again.

The students, from Dr John Garang de Mabior Institute of Science and Technology, Bor, were arrested on June 28 by security intelligent – a day after the Institute administration gave two weeks suspension for breaching Institute rules limiting correspondence.

A third student was arrested on Monday July 1. All were charged for posing hostile messages in Sudan Tribune commentary forum – they (students) accept and admitting wrongdoings, investigating officer says.

While briefing the students on Monday July 1 at the Institute, Jonglei governor Kuol Manyang condemns the students’ behaviors and cautioned them against using offensive adjectives.

“If somebody says or does something bad, just say ‘not good’ or ‘good’ if it is good. Do not insult yourself. Don’t insult tribes.” He said.

According to students, the security unit found them guilty for insulting themselves but not politically motivated. State Attorney General suspended the charges and allowed them to go back to school had it not been the two weeks suspension that ends on Friday July 11, the students told Sudan Tribune on Wednesday. Institute confirmed the release and maintains the suspension.

NATIONAL BIRD VOMIT BLOOD AT GOVERNOR’S OFFICE

In another development, Sudan’s Secretariat bird – the vulture, landed briefly at Governor’s office missing the three flags (Sudan’s, South Sudan’s and Jonglei’s) at a distance of about two meters on Wednesday mid morning and vomit a liter volume of blood before it took-off, an eye witness says.

“It never told five seconds. It came down as if it was falling to die only to release this blood (pointing at the dry spots of blood) and went away,” said Bor County Commissioner Secretary Philip Jok who was in his nearby office.

Vulture feeds on flesh – human’s flesh inclusive and is the bird in Sudan Coat of Arm. State Council of Ministers was shocked to hush. The officials rushed to the scene and left without believing their eyes when they saw the blood fresh on the ground, Mr Jok added. There was no immediate interpretation from elders and religious groups but people on streets call vulture untimely stopover “end of suffering.”

“This bird used to feed on our blood while struggling in the bush. It is now regretting and that is why it has to come and vomit the blood it took from innocent people,” Paul Chol, a higher Institute student reacted. “It is the end of terror. There is no more suffering,” another young man identified as Kiir Chok said.

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