The leader of the People’s Liberal Party (PLP) Peter Mayen Majondit demanded Monday the removal of the appointed governor of the proposed Gok state on allegations that he ordered the execution of two suspects.
The PLP leader said Col Madhang Majok Mayen last month ordered the shooting of two citizens, Majong Makom and Marop Magot, from Panyaar of Duony Counties.
Majongdit said the two men were believed to be behind clashes between the Panyaar and Waat communities and were under detention of local authorities when Madhang allegedly ordered their executions.
The opposition leader called on the government of South Sudan to immediately remove the state governor for violating human rights and the South Sudan constitution by taking law into his own hands.
The party leader claimed the governor undermined judicial proceedings violating criminal acts which assume any accused person to be innocent until proved otherwise by a court of law.
“It is a total violation of constitution and human rights which should not be tolerated by the top leadership,” he said.
Majongdit questioned the way military officers are appointed into political and public office, saying they should resign from their military service before seeking public office as politicians.
“This theory of appointing military persons in public officers is an old fashion of leadership which undermines the principle of separation of powers and democracy itself, and it will not work with today’s dot com generation of democracy and rules of law,” he said.
“We can’t create a law abiding society by military threats and killings of our own citizens,” Majongdit added. “History has proved that even powerful military officers has failed to address insecurity because they lack the necessary tools to address insecurity.”
The PLP leader added that appointment of military officers in public officer is a violation to the national constitution and the SPLA Acts, noting that military officials are often the cause fo insecurity.
“The judiciary’s independence must be maintained to ensure that rule of law prevails,” he said. He called on international community and human right organizations to pressure the government to ensure accountability and justicen in South Sudan.