By Yien Gattuor

At least 60 community members from Leer County, Unity State attended Mobil Court awareness training.

The training, organized by the United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS), brought together police officers, traditional chiefs, youth, women, and government officials on Wednesday.

Koang Dual Dabuol, the UNMISS Human Rights Officer stressed on the importance of the established  Mobile court in the area, saying it will provide legal services to the citizens in the county.

“The establishment of the mobile court in the county is a blessing for the entire community members because it will provide fair and equal legal services for all the community members based on the nature of the crimes committed by fellow citizens.”

Gabriel Meat Bapiny, the Deputy Executive Director in the County said the court will focus on major legal matters such as blood compensation and other major crimes committed during the crisis.

Nyuon Manyol, the county court representative, said there is a need to educate the local population on the function of the mobile court.

“If there is a crime in the county the people should be educated as happened some years ago, the authority had educated us, and the local chiefs stood on some point with any random judgment,” he remarked.

“So now we need the document that will show us where to stop in case of the more blaming.”

The youth chairperson hailed the establishment of the court, saying there had been the all-time victims in the county court judgment.

He urged the county court to administer justice to the youth correctly and not to abuse their powers.