Akot Aguot, a security officer holding the office keys in the Office of Chief Executive Director Yel Loul, testified before the high court in Juba today over reported deliveries to the Office of the President by companies belonging to the first accused John Agou.

Agou, Yel and others who worked in the president's office are accused of defrauding the government of millions, in part through procurement fraud involving a company called “Click Company” belonging to John Agou.

Speaking on Wednesday, Akot, the sixth prosecution witness, introduced himself as an SPLA officer in the Protection Unit in the Office of the President since 2005 and said he is in charge also of receiving items delievered by companies to the office of the chief executive.

Advocate Agok Makuor, defense lawyer representing the accused, asked the prosecution witness to tell the court how many items did he receive in person from companies and submit to Yel Luol.

“I didn’t received computers or printers, and this is not my signature in the document,” he said when asked to comment on a prosecution document presented to the court earlier as evidence of items requested by Yel Luol but undelivered.

The witness accepted that he received some items brought into the office of president without knowing what was inside because he does not know how to read and write. What he does only is to receive items without putting his signature or name.

“I don’t even know how to read or write my signature,” Akot replied to the court. Then he was asked again by the defense lawyer who brought him to the court to be a witness to the case if he doesn’t know how to read and write.

“The document brought me to the court,” Akot replied before the court while standing in his SPLA army uniform today.

Meanwhile, the high court adjourned after hearing from the sixth prosecution witness today and scheduled its next sitting for tomorrow.