South Sudan Judge Orders Detainees to Return from Kenya

A judge in South Sudan on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of four political detainees accused of attempting to oust the government in December and called for seven former detainees to appear in court next week when proceedings against the alleged coup-plotters resume. Justice James Alala Deng adjourned the preliminary hearing of four political figures who have been in detention since clashes erupted in Juba in mid-December, until March 19. The four detainees had their first day in court...

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