Name: Simon Gatwech Dual
Position: Maj. Gen. in South Sudan’s army - the SPLA
Tribe: Lou-Nuer
Background
Simon Gatwech Dual, was accused in October 2012 of having links with David Yauyau a rebel leader in South Sudan’s troubled eastern Jonglei State. The detention resulted in fierce criticism and inter-communal accusations among South Sudanese youth.
Gatwech who hails from the Lou-Nuer community in Uror County in Jonglei State was also allegedly connected to a rumoured coup plot to topple South Sudan President Salva Kiir.
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