Radio Emmanuel Director Fr Santino Lounoi, from one of the Catholic Radio Stations has been summoned by the national security in Torit for broadcasting a story entitled ‘South Sudan most corrupt and Rwanda least in East Africa’.
Transparency International in its latest Corruption Perception Index 2019 report ranked South Sudan the most corrupt country in East Africa followed by Burundi. Kenya and Uganda tie in third position.
Radio Emmanuel official confirms to CRN on Wednesday that the story on ‘South Sudan most corrupt and Rwanda least in East Africa’ has brought tension between the radio management and the national security in Torit.
The officer says Fr Lounoi is at the national security office to explain why the story was put on air.
This is not the first time South Sudan is ranked the most corrupt country in the world.
Six years ago, South Sudan was also ranked the 5th corrupt country worldwide.
According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, freedom of expression is the right of every individual to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers.