Lawyers Drag South Sudan Government to Court Over Election Postponement
A group of South Sudanese lawyers has filed a case with the country’s Supreme Court, challenging President Salva Kiir’s decision to postpone elections and extend the transitional government’s term by two years.
The move comes after Kiir’s office announced the extension ten days ago, following a previous delay in 2022.
Lawyer Deng John Deng, speaking on behalf of the group, called the extension unconstitutional and illegal and demanded timely elections.
International guarantors of South Sudan’s peace process have equally expressed disappointment, citing the government’s failure to implement the 2018 peace agreement that ended a five-year conflict.
Government officials have yet to comment on the case.
