Machar’s co-accused names senior officials he says fueled Nasir tensions.
Gatwech Lam Puoch, a lawmaker and one of the defendants in the trial involving suspended First Vice President Riek Machar, on Friday accused several senior government officials of exacerbating tensions surrounding the March violence in Nasir County through inflammatory public statements made before any formal investigation was completed.
Lam, who represents Nasir County in Upper Nile State in the National Legislative Assembly on an SPLM-IO ticket, made the remarks while presenting his defence during the 87th session of the trial at Freedom Hall in #Juba.