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Young South Sudanese ‘constantly stopped’ by police, as community grapples with Apex stigma
Deng Maleek, a university-educated youth worker, was on his way to meet with police to discuss issues facing the South Sudanese community, when he was pulled over and asked to provide his registration papers.
The young South Sudanese man said the officers who stopped him implied he was an Apex gang member, an experience he described as not uncommon amongst his peers.
“Young people of Sudanese background find…