South Sudan: Communities Urged to Protect Constitution

<p>A South Sudanese official has urged citizens to protect the country's Transitional Constitution, describing it as the guiding document for those interested in positions of power.Deng Hoc Yai, one of the ministers who accompanied president Salva Kiir to the United States, cited "Article 4, Section (iii) of The Transitional Constitution, 2011, which gives allows citizens to resist any person or group of persons who attempt(s) to overthrow the constitutional government, or suspend or abrogate this constitution. </p><p>"As law-abiding citizens of this country, it is our duty to resist the rebels and protect our constitution," environment minister Yai told the South Sudanese community gathered at a New York function.</p>
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