Lawyers in Aweil of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State are mourning the demise of one of their colleagues Advocate William Kuol Maduok who passed on due to hypertension complications on Thursday evening.
Speaking on behalf of Aweil lawyers, Moris Atak Autiak told Radio Tamazuj that the late succumbed at the Aweil Civil Hospital after battling with the illness since February.
He blamed the lack of proper medical facilities for his demise.
“We feel so sad because the death of our brother William is a great loss. He was a young man who would hugely contribute in the justice sector,” he said. “We are blaming the country because such disease can be managed with proper medical facilities.”
A friend to the late, Deng Ajiing Dau, eulogized Kuol as a harmonious person.
“The death of lawyer William Kuol Maduok is unfortunate. It affects all the youths in Aweil because he was a good and cooperative man who understood everybody in every matter,” Ajiing said.
Aweil Civil Hospital Director, Dr. Wol Wol Akeen, confirmed that Kuol died of hypertension complications.