South Sudanese whistleblower released after nearly two months in detention, family says

NAIROBI, Aug 10 - A South Sudanese whistleblower who was abducted in Kenya in June and taken to South Sudan has been released after nearly two months in detention, his family said on Monday.Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit returned to Kenya's capital Nairobi on Saturday and is receiving medical treatment after his health deteriorated in detention in the South Sudanese capital Juba, the family said in a statement.Gaddhaffy-Dit, who also holds Kenyan citizenship, was seized by armed, masked men after leaving a casino on the outskirts of Nairobi in early June, according to a report filed to police by his wife at the time that cited witness accounts.Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi said in June that Gaddhaffy-Dit had told him in April that he shared information about allegations of high-level corruption in South Sudan.South Sudan’s government spokesperson, Ateny Wek Ateny, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.South Sudan's government has regularly dismissed accusations of systematic human rights abuses and widespread corruption.Kenyan and South Sudanese officials said in June they were not aware of Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit's disappearance. REUTERS