In this country, failure to stop a suicide means you're guilty of murder. Because this aussie was a work colleague of someone who comitted suicide at work he's been charged along with 7 others for murder. 4 have been let off, he's been found guilty and the others are still at trial. He could get the death penalty all because he "apparently" could have stopped the suicide.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/gui...601363415.html
Guilty: Aussie facing death penalty
A Brisbane man has been found guilty of murdering a Ukrainian engineer in southern Sudan, where the crime carries the death penalty.
George Forbes, 45, who has been working for a private Kenyan company in southern Sudan, was arrested in March and charged with murder and several other offences.
A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) spokesman today said Forbes had been found guilty of murder overnight, but has not yet been sentenced.
"We expect Mr Forbes will be discussing his options, including a possible appeal with his lawyers," the spokesman said.
"The ambassador in Cairo, who is accredited to Sudan, is being sent back to Rumbek to take whatever steps are necessary to ensure Mr Forbes's legal rights, health and welfare are protected."
The Australian was arrested with a number of other workers from Trax International Construction after Mykola Serebrenikov, who worked for another company, was found hanged in a bathroom at Trax's compound in Rumbek.
An autopsy listed suicide as the cause of death.
Seven men, including Forbes, were reportedly arrested, but four have since been released.
Two Kenyan men were facing similar charges to Forbes, but the DFAT spokesman did not know whether they had been found guilty as well.
Foreign workers in the area have claimed Mr Forbes and two colleagues got into trouble in Rumbek because of their "kindness", saying they were being victimised for being foreigners.
There was no indication on where or when Mr Forbes would be sentenced.
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