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South Sudan sentences rebel leader's spokesman to death

James Gatdet Dak has maintained he is innocent of the treason charges [Courtesy]

A spokesman for South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar was sentenced to death on Monday on charges of treason and incitement against the government.

James Gatdet Dak was deported to South Sudan from Kenya in November 2016, a move that rights groups and the United Nations said was in breach of international law.

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