Juba court orders Defence Ministry to pay $1.4 million to shooting victims outside ex-spy chief’s home

A South Sudan court has ordered the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs to pay $1,455,180 in compensation to two people injured in a shooting outside the Juba residence of former National Security Service Internal Security Bureau chief Gen. Akol Koor Kuc. Justice Ajok Tito Telar delivered the judgment on Tuesday, and the ministry was absent. The court awarded damages and expenses to Manawa Gabriel Makwach and Agum Andrea, including compensation for medical costs, property losses and moral damages, and also ordered cattle compensation for Makwach.