A national security officer shot and killed his wife and another man at the Bedouin Hotel in June. The High Court in Juba found him guilty.
During the hearing on Monday, High Court Judge Alexander Sabor said that Bobby Longar Akok was found guilty of murder under Section 206 of South Sudan's Penal Code Act 2008.
"This court decided that none of the defenses listed in Section 210 of the Penal Code Act of 2008 helped the accused. I found the accused guilty and convicted him of murder under Section 206 of the Penal Code Act of 2008 "he said.
"Judge Sabor said, "Court Order: Bobby Longar Akok is guilty and convicted of murder under section 206 of the Penal Code of 2008, given under my hand this day, December 19, 2022."
In June, Bobby Longar, a National Security Officer, shot and killed his wife and what was thought to be her lover. They were caught at the Bedouin Hotel in Juba, where they were staying.
During the Court Verdict, the Judge said that witnesses showed proof that the accused Bobby Longar Akok shot and killed his wife Rebecca Anyon Kot and her alleged boyfriend Akec Atak Madut with five bullets each.
But Judge Sabor put off Longar's sentencing so that the families of the people he killed could talk about whether he should go to jail, die, or get money.
The sentence will be announced at the next court date, which is on December 23.
In response to the court's decision, the lawyer for the first victim, Rebecca Anyon Kot, Tong John Clement, said that the killing was inhumane.
"The verdict was good and expected because the killing was cruel and degrading in a way that no one else could do to a person like him or her. "The judge's decision came at the right time. The family had been waiting, and today they heard how the accused person was found guilty," he said.
"At this point, the only thing left to do is for the two families to decide what should happen to the accused. Should he be hanged? Will they forgive him? Do they want money? This is what the law says the family of the victim can do," Advocate John said as a conclusion.
When Kiir Chol, the defense lawyer, was called and asked for a comment, he said that he didn't agree with the court's decision.
"We don't agree with the judge's decision that the accused doesn't have the right to the legal provocation defense. In fact, the judge agreed with us that the accused does have the right to the legal provocation defense, but he says he can't use it because he shot the victim more than once "He fought.
He adds, "To us, we're saying that under the law, if you commit a crime because you lost your temper after being very upset, you have the right to that defense, and you can't be charged with the crime. You could be charged with manslaughter, and our position is that section 210, paragraph 2, of our Penal Code gives the accused the right to a legal defense of cumulative provocation."
Chol says that the accused should be charged with manslaughter under Section 210 (2) instead of murder under Section 206, which carries a death sentence.