South Sudan frees leaders accused of plotting coup

The senior politicians accused of plotting a coup that sparked South Sudan’s civil war have been freed after the government dropped treason charges against them.

The four had denied the plot although their release was a key demand of the rebels.

President Salva Kiir told journalists that the four, who include a leader of the South Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, had been “encouraged” to stay in the country and work for peace.

Source: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation