The remaining journalists who had been arrested by South Sudan’s National Security Agency for weeks due to a video that appeared to show the nation’s president peeing on himself during an event have been freed.
After the distribution of the footage showing President Salva Kiir during the groundbreaking of a road project, at least seven journalists from the state channel were imprisoned in January.
The two remaining journalists have been released, according to a statement released on Friday by the Union of Journalists of South Sudan. The reporters weren’t put on trial.
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To guarantee that journalists operate in a free and secure atmosphere, the union “will continue to interact with all stakeholders in the country,” the journalists’ group stated.
The video, which was broadcast by the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, was extensively circulated online in December. During the national anthem, the camera cut away from the 71-year-old Kiir as he stood and looked down at what appeared to be a growing stain.
In a Facebook post, Garang John, one of the journalists who had been freed, said that the 60 days of detention had “completely affected” his health.
Even if I’m exhausted and absolutely weak, everything will work out, he added.
