This comes after Ruweng director of information Miakol Makuach said the man identified as Atem Mayiik Manyil was arrested and tortured in Agarak area over a disappeared cell phone three weeks ago.
Bridger General Alek Yai Guen who is said to be the commander of SPLA/IO in Agarak, reportedly ordered Major-General Monykoang Miakol to arrest Atem, claiming he took a phone to make calls but he did not return it.
Major Monykoang then reportedly arrested the 19-year-old man and detained him in a container, torturing him overnight where he lost his arms.
Speaking to Sudans Post this afternoon, Colonel Lam Paul Gabriel, the SPLA-IO deputy spokesman and press secretary termed the claims as baseless saying the main armed opposition group which is a national organization should not be reduced to criminal acts as this one.
“This is a wild, negative and baseless accusation against the SPLA-IO. The SPLA-IO is a national movement that cannot be reduced to such criminal acts,” Colonel Lam Paul said from the capital Juba.
“Secondly the accusation shows complete lack of military chain of command; how can a Brig. Gen directs a Maj. Gen who is more senior than a Brigadier?” the senior opposition media official asked.
“The Ruweng Administration Area’s Information Director Miakol Makuach should find the right criminal and avoid tarnishing the image of the SPLA-IO to advance his political ambitions,” he concluded.