South Sudan May Dismiss Vice President, East African Reports

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South Sudan’s government plans to dismiss First Vice President Riek Machar and haul him before a court if an ongoing investigation finds him complicit in renewed violence in the country, The East African reported, citing Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth.

A panel is determining whether there’s sufficient evidence to bring Machar to trial, the Nairobi-based newspaper reported on Monday. The case will be dropped if the committee clears him of any wrongdoing, it said.