AFP28 March 2025 | 17:30
S.Sudan govt says vice president 'under house arrest', calls on public to remain calm
The South Sudanese government on Friday confirmed that First Vice President Riek Machar was 'under house arrest' and called on the public to remain calm.
FILES: South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar attends a meeting of Pope Francis with authorities, leaders of civil society and the diplomatic corps, in the garden of the Presidential Palace in Juba, 3 February 2023. Picture: Simon MAINA/AFP
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN - The South Sudanese government on Friday confirmed that First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest" and called on the public to remain calm.
President Salvar Kiir "in exercise of powers vested upon him by the Constitution directed the placement of Dr Riek Machar under house arrest" on Wednesday, Information Minister and government spokesman Michael Makuei Lueth said in a statement.