A journalist for a Catholic radio station who was arrested by South Sudanese National Security Service agents in Yambio, Western Equatoria state was released Monday night, a source close to the family said.

NSS agents had picked up Anisa FM journalist Silvester Ruati on Saturday morning and held him without charge, according to sources in Yambio.

The United Nations recently called on NSS to stop arresting and detaining people because the agency is not permitted to do so according to South Sudan's Transitional Constitution.

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