Samuel Garang Dut

Samuel Garang Dut Thiang
Personal details
NationalitySouth Sudanese
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionActivist

Samuel Garang Dut Thiangdit is a South Sudanese activist and government official.

Biography

In December 2020, Dut was arrested in Aweil after publicly criticizing Tong Akeen Ngor for mismanagement of public funds.[1] The civil court convicted him of defamation and detained him for eight months, imposing a SSP 2,000,000.[2][3][4] Shortly after his release, military intelligence arrested him in Juba, accusing him of supporting Paul Malong Awan, a rebel-turned-politician and former governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal.[5][6] Dut remained detained for nearly ten months until his release in 5 August 2023.[5][7]

Following his release, Simon Uber Mawut appointed him Deputy Commissioner for State Revenue Authority for Administration and Finance in August 2024.[8] This appointment represents a significant shift from activism to a formal administrative role in state governance .[8]

References

  1. ^ "Activist gains freedom". One Citizen Daily Newspaper. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  2. ^ "Military Intelligence detain Aweil activist Samuel Garang in Juba". Radio Tamazuj. 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  3. ^ Chang, Koang (2021-12-30). "Activist Samuel Garang set free after serving 8-month jail term in prison". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  4. ^ "Aweil activist appeals defamation case against governor after serving jail term". Radio Tamazuj. 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  5. ^ a b "Paul Malong Awan Anei". Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Update: Kiir appoints Paul Malong Awan SPLA chief". EyeRadio. 24 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Juba: Activist vows to persist following release from detention". Radio Tamazuj. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  8. ^ a b "Activist appointed as NRA deputy commissioner". One Citizen Daily Newspaper. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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