28/11/2025
Update on the sham trial (Day26):
Today, as expected, confirmed everything we know. The prosecution’s witness, under intense cross-examination from the defense, agreed with the defense almost 100% of the time. A disastrous day for the prosecution and a clear sign that there is no case against the First Vice President, Dr. Machar, or any of the co-accused, to begin with.
Prosecution: Sat back as the case unraveled in front of the world.
Defense: cross-examined the witness by focusing on the following key questions with the witness’ answers in parenthesis:
1. Was the investig*tive committee established by Presidential Decree? (No)
2. Was the committee inclusive, meaning it was made up of members from other opposition forces? (No)
3. Did the committee visit Nasir, the site of the incident? (No)
4. Did the committee visit Malakal, the state of the incident? (No)
5. Does the committee posses any firsthand testimonies? (No)
6. Did the committee investig*te Gen. Santino Deng Wol, the former Chief of Defense Forces, to determine the root causes of the Nasir incident? (No)
7. Did the committee investig*te Gen. Paul Nang, the current Chief of Defense Forces, to determine the root causes of the Nasir incident? (No)
8. Did the committee investig*te Lt. Gen. Gabriel Duop Lam, the then Deputy Chief of Defense Forces - and now one of the accused, to determine the root causes of the Nasir incident? (No)
9. Did the committee investig*te Upper Nile State Security Committee to determine the root causes of the Nasir incident? (No)
10. Did the committee investig*te government of Upper Nile representatives, who were tasked with the evacuation of the Late Gen. David Majur Dak, to determine the circumstances of his death? (No)
11. Did the committee investig*te the UN personnel who participated in the failed evacuation? (No)
12. Do you have any evidence showing explicit instructions from Dr. Machar to Kang Makana, whom you previously accused of killing Gen. Majur?(No)
13. Do you speak Nuer to understand what the White army leader, Tor Gile, was saying to his men? (No)
14. Do you know of the agreement between General Santino Deng Wol, and General Gabriel Duop Lam — at the level of the Joint Defense Board (JDB) — stipulating that the forces to be transported to Nasir must be "unified forces? (No)
15. Do you have any document confirming the integration of the "Agwelek" militias into the SSPDF? (No)
Judges: Didn’t have much to do or say. They seemed to be in a state of shock still
just like the rest of us. Court adjourned until Friday.
Analysis: the case has officially collapsed. I will give this day to the defense because I know the judges would not.
Current Score: Prosecution - 20 : Defense - 3. In a non Kangaroo court, it would have been 23-Nil in favor of the Defense.
Fate of the case -> Collapsed.
Source: Dr. Isaac Gaang
