Debunking the Distortion and Unveiling the Facts: Why Kiir Chol Legal Notice against Gen. Rin Tueny is a Misdirected Legal Action
By Deng Kon Majok
On December 12, 2024, a certain advocate, by the name Kiir Chol, in a document titled “Legal Notice to Prosecute or Sue” filed a legal action on the instruction of one Mary Aluel Chol Akok against the governor of Lakes State Gen. Rin Tueny Mabor and four of his government officials.
According to this notice, the good advocate has alleged in his notice that the Governor has interfered in the legal processes. In his letter, the learnt advocate, in what appeared to be a one-sided story, claimed that the Governor instructed his State official to oversee the mission.
The advocate went further to allege that The Governor of Warrap State has intervened in the matter urging Gen. Rin Tueny to allow the legal processes. This propaganda machinery made rounds on social media, and what made me pick interest to write this piece is how a family matter has been turned into a Social Media Campaign against the Lakes State Government.
The good advocate has made it appear like a Warrap State VS Lakes State Saga or Governor VS Governor kind of an issue. The crux of the matter is that the case that Adv. Kiir Chol turned into a Social Media Propaganda Campaign against the government of Lakes State is none of what Kiir and Co. Advocate is preaching. It is both untrue in law and in fact.
Because of this deliberate distortion of truths, it is crucial, as this matter has taken the shape of Public Interest Litigation, to educate advocate Kiir Chol and the general public about the facts and what transpired between Mrs. Mary Aluel Achol and Jackson Makor Majur Manyiel.
Mrs. Mary Aluel Chol Akok is the wife of Mr. Jackson Makor Majur Manyiel. The couple entered a Traditional Marital Union organized by both families. Their marriage was completed here in South Sudan and specifically in Wau Town. The marriage was tradition ‘Nally officiated by elders from both sides of the family, Mr. Jackson’s side by Enock Marial Manyiel, and from Mrs. Mary’s side by her uncle Mr. Mawai Akok and her mother.
As in the custom of Dinka culture, Jackson’s family paid 160 cows in total to the bride’s family, and these cows were marched from Wau to Majok-noon village of Twic Mayardit. After their successful marriage, Mr. Jackson and his wife went to Australia and the couple contemplated resettling back to Yirol from Australia.
From the end of 2021 toward mid-2022, Mr. Jackson temporarily moved to South Sudan for a few months to realize their resettlement plan by buying Land, cows, goats, motorcycles, and other businesses. During his four months in Yirol, he resolved all disputes surrounding a particular Land that rose while they were in Australia and subsequently built that land to become their family home in Atorok Neighborhood in Yirol.
Immediately after the return of Mr. Jackson to Australia, the couple started having marital issues until Mr. Jackson was arrested by the Australian authority. When Jackson was released on bond, he informed the people that the circumstance of the arrest was related to him finding his wife in a compromising affair with a recovered client from their family Home Care business, a business that houses persons with special needs.
While Mr. Jackson was arrested and awaiting court decision, Mrs. Mary broke ties with all of Mr. Jackson’s family. She started to frequently travel to Yirol to isolate all of Mr. Jackson’s assets and properties from his family. She started having an affair with a certain person by the name Mangar Majak Juei, who she admitted in BC court later that they were in a romantic relationship.
While courting this man, she ceased all contact with Mr. Jackson Makor’s family and started to hand over Mr. Jackson Makor’s assets to the new boyfriend, Mangar Majak Juei, and his uncle, Majok Juei. She effectively transferred everything that Mr. Jackson and she have in Yirol to the new boyfriend’s name using the power of attorney.
It was after some time when the family was informed that Mrs. Mary instructed her lawyer, Mr. Mabor Maker, to put all the land for sale so that she could move to Wau. This attempt to transfer the husband’s assets to her boyfriend before divorce prompted the intervention of the Family since the husband is still in prison.
In order to avert the situation, the family broke the silence and called for dialogue with Mrs. May’s uncle, Mr. Mawai Akok, and her mother, but she ignored their appeal for dialogue. Her family distanced themselves, saying that Mrs. Mary is Australian-minded and has money. Mr. Jackson’s family resorted to court to put a hold on Mrs. Mary’s attempt to transfer Mr. Jackson’s assets and properties to her new boyfriend, Mangar Majak.
As far as the above factual scenario is concerned, it is crystal clear that Mary’s desperate attempts to transfer husband’s assets to her boyfriend, while the husband she framed still serving a 3-year sentence in Australia are tactics of unjust enrichment. It is upon this backdrop that I dispel kiir’s distortion of truth and urge him to distance Gen. Rin Tueny Mabor in this case.
This case is a customary matter between the husband’s Family and their wife. Mary Aluel and Jackson Makor marriage was contracted and celebrated in South Sudan. It must be governed by South Sudanese laws. Mary Aluel attempt to transfer husband’s properties to her boyfriend while the husband is till serving the sentence is a selfish act of depriving her husband of his properties and the family intervened to act on his behalf.
In conclusion, Kiir Chol notice is a Misdirected legal action. It is full of distortion of existing facts and misinformation. As it stands, the issue is a family matter. Mrs. Mary Aluel and Mr. Jackson Makoor are still legally married. They have not yet divorced. The government has not been involved in any way. This is a family matter. If Kiir intends to sue, he should sue Makor’s family or wait for Makor’s release since the principle of Natural Justice does not allow anyone to be condemned unheard.
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