Advocate Godfrey Victor Bula speaks to reporters. | 19th August 2022. | Photo credit: Awan Moses.

Four police officers who allegedly opened fire on court attendants, killing one person in Juba last year, have been rearrested following a court order on Friday.

Advocate Geoffrey Victor Bula who is following the case told Eye Radio on Friday morning.

Victor Bula said, the officers whose names he declined to mention, committed the crime on July 18th, 2021.

According to the Executive Director of the Human Rights Observatory Organization, the officers had their immunity lifted by Inspector General of the National Police Service, in order for them to stand trial for the allege crime.

This was after they were released from a detention facility in contrary to the legal procure.

Advocate Victor said the arrest came after a mobile court accepted their application demanding for arrest of the officers.

“The judge accepted in our applications and order of re-arrest of the accused persons who happen to be under South Sudan police service, the court orded for their arrest and they are currently re – arrest today and put in prison awaiting trial.”

The court has also granted the accused person a chance to bring their advocate in compliance to article 19,  which says any accused person has a right to avail a lawyer to defend himself or herself.

“The accused had their immunity removed by the inspector of police, which is the procedures to enable them stand trail to answer for,” Victor said.

Friday’s first hearing into the case was presided over by Judge Joshua Ladu.

The South Sudan 2008 Penal Code does not grant bail for a suspect charged with murder.