Tonj South commissioner in prison awaiting trial for allegedly shooting 2 security officers

JUBA – The Commissioner of Tonj South County of South Sudan’s Warrap State Agor Malang Agor is in prison is currently awaiting trial after he allegedly shoot and wounded at least two security officers, a state government official said.

In May, Governor Gen. Alieu Anyieny suspended Mr. Agor after allegedly shooting 2 security officers who were initially reported as one civilian with a gun and running away from law enforcement agencies.

Warrap state information minister Ring Deng said the commissioner had been handed over to the police for investigation ahead of trial.

“The Commissioner is brought from where he was detained in Tonj South house and now is brought to Warrap State headquarter and he is handed over to the Police Custody,” Minister Ring said in an interview with the independent Eye Radio.

“He will go and answer the accusations launched against him by the victims and he will go before the court. And when he is found guilty, he will be answerable to his cause,” the senior government official added.

Gen. Alieu suspend the county commissioner in May following intercommunal violence and said that the commissioner “did not want to cooperate with commanders of security forces who are deployed in the county.”