Court has adjourned hearing into case filed against South Supreme Airlines by families of victims who perished in plane crash in Pieri last year.
Monyluak Alor Kuol, the defense lawyer of the families of the victims told journalists on Friday that the hearing meant to take place at Malakia court was adjourned after the lawyer for South Supreme Airlines failed to appear in court.
“For the last two months, the defender which is South Supreme Airline was asked to bring their last witness according to their request, but they continuously absented themselves from the sessions that were set to hear the witness,” said Kuol in Juba.
“They (South Supreme Airlines) knew very well the last session was today (Friday) but despite all that they absented themselves,” he added.
The hearing is set to resume on 4th November.
Kuol said they will go ahead and serve South Supreme Airlines with summon of the court, adding that any failure to turn up they will ask court to proceed on the matter.
On March 2021, aircraft number HK-4274 belonging to South Supreme Airlines crashed at Pieri Airstrip in Uror County killing at least 10 people, including the two pilots.
Several planes have crashed in recent years in South Sudan.
The latest crash is the second such incident reported involving an aircraft operated by the same regional airline.
The first occurred in 2017, when a South Sudan Supreme Airlines plane caught fire and made a crash landing, but there were no fatalities.
Court has adjourned hearing into case filed against South Supreme Airlines by families of victims who perished in plane crash in Pieri last year.
Monyluak Alor Kuol, the defense lawyer of the families of the victims told journalists on Friday that the hearing meant to take place at Malakia court was adjourned after the lawyer for South Supreme Airlines failed to appear in court.
“For the last two months, the defender which is South Supreme Airline was asked to bring their last witness according to their request, but they continuously absented themselves from the sessions that were set to hear the witness,” said Kuol in Juba.
“They (South Supreme Airlines) knew very well the last session was today (Friday) but despite all that they absented themselves,” he added.
The hearing is set to resume on 4th November.
Kuol said they will go ahead and serve South Supreme Airlines with summon of the court, adding that any failure to turn up they will ask court to proceed on the matter.
On March 2021, aircraft number HK-4274 belonging to South Supreme Airlines crashed at Pieri Airstrip in Uror County killing at least 10 people, including the two pilots.
Several planes have crashed in recent years in South Sudan.
The latest crash is the second such incident reported involving an aircraft operated by the same regional airline.
The first occurred in 2017, when a South Sudan Supreme Airlines plane caught fire and made a crash landing, but there were no fatalities.
