Whistle-blower released from detention

A South Sudanese whistle-blower who was abducted in Kenya in June and taken ​to South Sudan has been released ‌after nearly two months in detention, reports Channel Africa. Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit returned to Kenya’s capital ​Nairobi on Saturday and is receiving ​medical treatment after his health deteriorated in ⁠detention in the South Sudanese capital Juba, ​the family said. Gaddhaffy-Dit, who ​also holds Kenyan citizenship, was seized by armed, masked men after leaving a casino on the outskirts ​of Nairobi in early June. Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi said in June that Gaddhaffy-Dit had told him in April that he shared ​information about ​allegations of ⁠high-level corruption in South Sudan. South Sudan Government spokesperson Ateny Wek Ateny ​did not immediately respond to a ​request ⁠for comment. The government has regularly dismissed accusations of systematic human rights abuses and ⁠widespread ​corruption. Kenyan and South Sudanese officials ​said in June they were not aware of Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit’s ​disappearance.

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