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NAIROBI - 29 Jul 2019

RCM members' trial in Nairobi adjourned to next month

A court in Kenya has postponed the trial of three members of South Sudan’s Red Card Movement who are facing charges of unlawful assembly.

On July 9, supporters of the Red Card Movement (RCM), a South Sudanese youth group, staged a peaceful protest in front of the South Sudanese embassy in Nairobi. Three of them were arrested by the Kenyan police and charged for unlawful assembly before being released on bail the next day.

Paul Ogendi, the defense lawyer of the three accused, told Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday that the court has postponed the hearing of the case to next month.

“The trial was postponed to the next hearing on August 19 to hear the statement of the interrogator,” Ogendi said.

Ogendi said his clients committed no crime in organizing protests.

South Sudan government has recently expressed concerns about the security of its embassy in Nairobi against the backdrop of the movement’s demonstration in front of the embassy in Nairobi.

The Red Card Movement has been calling for nationwide protests against President Kiir’s administration for allegedly failing to restore permanent peace in the country.