Juba - A South Sudanese opposition leader who has spoken out against both sides in the civil war said Friday he appeared to have been placed under house arrest.
Opposition politician Lam Akol said his home in the capital Juba, which is under the control of the government loyal to President Salva Kiir, was surrounded by security personnel during the night.
"My house was surrounded by security forces last night and they closed the road leading to the house. But nobody has come inside to tell me directly if I am under house arrest or anything," he told AFP by telephone from inside his home.
"It is not pleasant, it is scary," Akol said.
South Sudan's government, however, dismissed the complaint, with government spokesman Michael Makuei accusing Akol of attention-seeking.
"If we want to arrest him, I will take him to prison. These are his usual claims," Makuei said.
Akol is the leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Democratic Change (SPLM-DC) party, and has spoken out against both Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar, whose forces have been at war since December 2013.
AFP
