FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar takes the oath of office at the State House in Juba, South Sudan, February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Samir Bol/File Photo
NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity for his alleged involvement in attacks by an ethnic militia against federal forces in March, the justice minister said on Thursday.
Hours after the minister's announcement, President Salva Kiir suspended Machar from his post, a decree read on state radio said, without giving more details.
