The Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ministry has given the Warrap State Governor 14 days to give a comprehensive report about alleged extrajudicial killing or face prosecution.
The ultimatum comes after an advocate, Gabriel Kuot Akok, notified the ministry of his intention to sue the State Government over a law called the Green Book that allows killing by a firing squad.
Akok said the ministry responded and he was served with a copy of the letter. The Governor, he said, did not respond, hence the Justice Ministry granting him the permission to sue.
He confirmed to Radio Tamazuj his receipt of the Justice ministry’s 14-day ultimatum.
“On Friday 23rd August, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs issued a warning giving the Governor of Warrap State 14 days to give comprehensive report about their alleged extrajudicial killing. The letter was delivered and I was served with a copy. When there was no response by the Governor, the ministry gave me the permission to sue the state government,” he said.
The lawyer said the Green Book law was passed by the Warrap State in February this year, reiterating that it permits the killing by a firing squad of an accused person without due process.
He said a murder suspect was killed by a firing squad in May, and the family of the victim contacted him to challenge the legality of the law.
“In May, Lual Ngong Thor was allegedly accused of killing a 13-year-old boy and was arrested. After two days, he was referred to the military barracks then taken to the forest on June 8, 2024 and killed by a firing squad without any due process,” he said.
The family of the victim, through the community paramount chief, Joseph Kuang, instructed me to initiate a legal, Akok explained.