The 17-year-old boy who was cut by machete-wielding teens in Lologo area of Juba - Courtesy

Just weeks after a 17-year-old boy was attacked by machete-wielding teens in Lologo area in Juba, four suspects accused of cutting him were freed, according to his father.

William Deng whose son narrowly survived death after he was attacked by a gang group says the police freed four of the arrested suspects without his consent.

Dan, not his real name, was attacked on the 21^st of September at around 3 pm by some gang groups whom he describes as niggers.

He sustained deep cuts all over his body and the suspects’ families did not help in his treatment.

Deng said despite pursuing the case with the police, nothing has been done about it.

But instead, the police collected money from the suspects and free them without charges, leaving two of them in custody.

“My child was cut with machete by criminals, I didn’t take machete and any weapon to attack these criminals, but since I know there is rule of law in the country, I decided not to revenge but to report the case to the police after treating my child,” said Deng.

“After I reported the matter to the police, then all the criminals were apprehended and arrested by the police. However, the persecutor came and released the criminals without informing me,

“I am not happy with Lologo Police, and I am aggrieved because I thought the police is supposed to protect the citizens. But instead, they [police] are collaborators with criminals who are causing troubles in South Sudan, now, where is the human rights in this case”?

But the police spokesperson Daniel Justine says the suspects mostly teenagers, were released on bail, pending a court hearing.

“The case is going to court but there is room for them if the victims say he has already forgiven these people, then the case will be canceled,” the police spokesperson told Eye Radio on Wednesday.