A Wall Street mogul, South Sudan activist and the Juba coup plot

Weaponry that Peter Biar Ajak and Abraham Keech allegedly sought to buy and export for a coup in South Sudan.

Photo credit: US Department of Justice

A high-profile Wall Street financier has claimed he was deceived into bankrolling a failed coup attempt in South Sudan, further implicating a prominent activist at the heart of the scandal.

The investor alleges that Peter Biar Ajak, a Harvard fellow, misled him into funding arms purchases, sparking a legal battle with geopolitical ramifications.