An army without its citizens is not a national defence force, said Taban Oliver, a lawyer in South Sudan Law Society in Yei.
He appreciated President Salva Kiir’s government and his New Chief of General Staff Johnson Juma Akot for establishing the Court Marshall in Yei to try violators of crimes against humanity.
Oliver revealed that the cases in the army barrack in Yei are friendly and nobody is intimidated.
The lawyer said they tried to represent civilians at free cost and have given them the way forward.
‘What is expected is that as somebody in uniform you are also guided by panel laws of this country, the SPLA Act number sixteen is very clear, any act that you do without the order it is a personal case you have violated the SPLA Act and you have also violated panel code of South Sudan’, activist explained.
Oliver assured citizens that violators of crimes will be tried and serve in prison and are trying hard for its ruling to be publically and people should have hope.
The activist clarified that the court in Yei is the beginning of the implementation of the laws of South Sudan.
‘Once we have established the transitional government we will see into democratic Government so that we can exercise our right as citizen and a right to nationality, it will not benefit us if we remain indoors because the laws will only be implemented when we have democratic government.’ underscored Lawyer Taban
He appealed to the government, NGOs and humanitarians agencies to build the capacity of victims because court proceedings may not be enough and people need mental support and food.
The activist was talking to the citizens through live program in Radio Easter on Saturday evening in Yei.