Lt Gen Malek Reuben Riak

One appointment which seems almost designed to disappoint the Troika is that of Lt Gen Malek Reuben Riak as Deputy Minister of Defence...

July's UN resolution also triggered personal sanctions against former deputy chief of staff Malek Reuben Riak but not the other four specified in UNSC resolution 2418: Defence Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk; information minister Michael Makuei Lueith Kacha and cabinet affairs minister Martin Elias Lomoru – as well as Bieh state governor General Koang Rambang Chol (the only opposition member facing new sanctions)...