South Sudan's sacked army chief 'confined' to Juba home, minister says


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  • Friday, 01 Sep 2017

South Sudan's ousted army chief Paul Malong addresses the media after returning to the South Sudan's capital of Juba, May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's former army chief is being confined to his home for security reasons, the country's defence minister said on Thursday.

Paul Malong was sacked in May by President Salva Kiir amid resignations by senior generals alleging military abuses and tribal bias as the country's ethnically charged civil war ground on.

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