Zechariah Makuach Maror

Gender: Male
Print Journalist

On Monday 14, the Juba County Court found Zechariah Makuach guilty of defamation charges. The court said Makuach, who works for ‘Agamlong’ daily newspaper, had been writing articles accusing the Minister of Finance, Salvatore Garang, of corruption, tribalism, nepotism, among others. The journalist also used various social media platforms to advance his criticisms of Salvatore’s performance. One such article was published on January 11 by The Dawn Newspaper under the title; “Dr. Olympio Attipoe, the victim of fighting tamed corruption in South Sudan.”

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