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Six journalists in South Sudan have been arrested over the circulation of footage appearing to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself, media rights ...

Patrick Oyet, president of the South Sudan Union of Journalists, told Reuters that the journalists "are suspected of having knowledge on how the video of the president urinating himself came out". South Sudan Information Minister Michael Makuei told Voice of America that people should wait to learn why the journalists were detained. Six journalists in South Sudan have been arrested over the circulation of footage appearing to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself, media rights groups say.

Footage by SSBC showed Kiir standing at an opening ceremony in December in Juba in which he appears to be urinating on himself.

Is it in the public interest?’” Oyet said. video of the president that was leaked,” Oyet said. If they are found to not have been the people who sent out the video, they will be set free.”

Six journalists were detained in South Sudan over a viral video of the country's president Salva Kiir wetting himself. The journalists were detained under ...

Media rights groups have called for South Sudanese authorities to release six journalists detained after footage was leaked reportedly showing President ...

“If there is a prima facie case of professional misconduct or offence then let authorities expedite an administrative or legal process to address the issue in a fair, transparent (manner) and in accordance with the law,” it said in a statement on Friday. The Union of Journalists of South Sudan also called for a “speedy conclusion” of the investigation into the six, who it said were suspected of “having knowledge of the release of ‘a certain footage’ to the public”. They are under investigation over a video that went viral on social media in December, which appeared to show Kiir urinating on himself at an official function, according to the reports, the New York-based CPJ said in a statement issued late Friday.

They work for the state broadcaster SSBC, which did not air the footage that went viral on social media.

The next vote is scheduled for 2024. In a statement dated January 6 signed by UJOSS president and seen by The EastAfrican, the union called for “a speedy conclusion to the investigation of the six staff of South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) who are currently in the custody of the National Security Service.” Six journalists have been detained in South Sudan over the leaked video of President Salva Kiir that went viral, the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) has said.

The South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation footage of 71-year-old President Salva Kiir aired in December and was widely shared online.

The Union of Journalists of South Sudan in a statement called for a speedy conclusion to the investigation into the staffers it said are in the custody of the National Security Service. - Salva Kiir has been the only president since the country gained independence in 2011 Six journalists with South Sudan's national broadcaster have been detained in connection with footage apparently showing the country's president urinating on himself during an event, according to union officials.

Six journalists in South Sudan have been arrested over the circulation of footage appearing to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself, media rights ...

Patrick Oyet, president of the South Sudan Union of Journalists, told Reuters that the journalists "are suspected of having knowledge on how the video of the president urinating himself came out". Six journalists in South Sudan have been arrested over the circulation of footage appearing to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself, media rights groups say. South Sudan: Journalists held over film of president appearing to wet himself

Six journalists in South Sudan have been detained over the circulation of footage that appears to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself at an official ...

Mr Oyet told Reuters he was concerned as they had been detained for longer than is legally allowed. The world’s youngest country has been embroiled in crisis for much of that time, enduring brutal conflict, political turmoil, natural disasters and hunger. The video did not air on television, but circulated on social media – where it went viral.

Six journalists in South Sudan have been detained over the circulation of footage that appears to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself at an official ...

Oyet told Reuters he was concerned as they had been detained for longer than is legally allowed. The world’s youngest country has been embroiled in crisis for much of that time, enduring brutal conflict, political turmoil, natural disasters and hunger. The video did not air on television, but circulated on social media – where it went viral.

Six journalists have been detained after footage was shared showing President Salva Kiir appearing to wet himself.

Footage by SSBC showed Kiir standing at an opening ceremony in December in Juba in which he appears to be urinating on himself.

Is it in the public interest?’” Oyet said. video of the president that was leaked,” Oyet said. If they are found to not have been the people who sent out the video, they will be set free.”

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