Jožica Bračun Bokor, head of the Interior Ministry's Section for the Protection of Interests of Slovenian Citizens Abroad, International Legal Aid and Legalisation, said that Križnar's wife had already told the Ministry a week ago that Križnar had been incarcerated. The Interior Ministry contacted the Slovenian Embassy in Cairo, which asked the German Embassy in South Sudan to provide Križnar with consular protection. A German diplomat then visited Križnar in prison to see the conditions in which he was being held. He said that Križnar has so far not complained about the prison's living conditions. According to Bračun Bokor, the German diplomat asked the authorities in South Sudan to allow him to visit Križnar again.

Two diplomatic notes sent to Juba
Slovenia's Interior Ministry sent two diplomatic notes to the authorities in South Sudan urging them to resolve the issue as quickly and efficiently as possible. The Interior Ministry is still in the dark as to why Križnar is being held in jail, as the authorities in South Sudan are still investigating the case.

Bračun Bokor said that Križnar's cameras were seized; moreover, he is said to have travelled the country without a valid permit. According to Bračun Bokor, however, none of this information has been officially confirmed. The Interior Ministry is in permanent contact with Križnar's wife and with the authorities in South Sudan, and it is keeping the President's Office updated on the situation. Bračun Bokor also said that there are currently no plans to send a Slovenian diplomat to Juba.

G. V., T. J.; translated by D. V.