Security personnel have arrested today four people working for the state media in Wau.
The arrested officials worked for South Sudan TV and Radio.A local source told CRN over the phone that among the arrested were SSTV and Radio-Wau director Louis Paskal Aleo, SS Radio-Wau director Alor Deng Kur, SS Radio deputy director Kamilo Luchiano and SSTV cameraman Michael Lawrence.
SSTV-Wau director Ashab Khamis Fahal was also arrested four days ago.
Our source said the arrests were connected with the coverage of a procession turned violent against the transfer of Wau County Headquarters in early December.
The images of the manifestation ended up in Al Jazeera TV and the security organs want to know who shot the images and who sent them to the Qatari station.