South Sudan charges VP Machar with treason, murder over military attack
Riek Machar faces charges of alleged involvement in attacks against federal forces.

Riek Machar faces charges of alleged involvement in attacks against federal forces.



![South Sudan first Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, left, greets South Sudan President Salva Kiir, right, in Juba, South Sudan [File: AP Photo/Sam Mednick]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/5474f088369a401b8c425eeb57a69333_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![South Sudan first Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, left, greets South Sudan President Salva Kiir, right, in Juba, South Sudan [File: AP Photo/Sam Mednick]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/5474f088369a401b8c425eeb57a69333_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




Roll-out of last year’s peace pact that called for a unity government will happen on November 12, leaders say.
Meeting in South Sudan capital raises expectations for the implementation of stalled peace agreement.
Ex-vice president Riek Machar returned for the first time since 2016 to take part in a peace ceremony.
Machar fled South Sudan’s capital two years ago under a hail of gunfire when an earlier peace deal collapsed.
Agreement reinstates rebel leader Riek Machar as vice president, formally ending five years of bloody civil war.
Court hands sentences ranging from seven years to life for raping aid workers and killing a local journalist.
But the complete removal of accountability and justice from the agenda is not the answer.

Government forces and rival rebels in South Sudan have signed another power-sharing deal.
Government and rebel representatives are expected to sign a new power-sharing agreement in Uganda on Saturday.
Riek Machar’s group says extending Salva Kiir’s term until 2021 undermines peace talks with opposition forces.