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7/10/2008 This is JOHN WANI SIMON with the news. The president of the government of south Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit met today in Rumbek ,the US envoy to Sudan Mr. Richard Williamson and discussed the deployment of the joint integrated Units in Abiyee. The envoy said he is happy that the Abyei administration has finally been put in place. Speaking to the press on arrival from Rumbek at Juba International Airport today the envoy said: Williamson is expected to meet the secretary General of the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement, Pagan Amum, and government officials. He will travel to Khartoum on Wednesday to meet with the officials of the Government of National Unity. President Omer Al Bashir has issued a decree appointing the five chairpersons of Abyei administrative units. The chairpersons are Ayom Manib, Nyok Agok, Deng Aer Deng, Kuol Arok Kuol and Matis Anyak Kuol. The president also issued another decree appointing members of Abyei legislative Council. This comes after the appointment the chairman of Abyei Interim Administration, Arob Mayak and his deputy Ali Abdul Rahman in August. The chairman of the interim administration of Abiyee Arob Mayak told Miraya FM the appointed official and the legislators will soon travel to Abiyee for swearing in and taking up their duties. The commissioner of Juba County Albert Pitia has acknowledged to Miraya FM that the police in Juba have done a mistake of arresting citizens last weekend on allegation of “bad dressing”. The commissioner said that his recent local order was strictly related to – what he has described as – “Niggers group, known for causing insecurity in the town”. He said that it has nothing to do with the way of dressing. A Police officer in the Public order department in Juba confirmed to Miraya FM on Monday that thirty one (31) girls and five (5) boys have been arrested following a local order issued by the Juba County commissioner. On Monday the GoSS minister of gender, social welfare and religious affairs Mary Kiden Kimbo strongly condemned any such action on the part of the police against women and said that she is “totally shocked” by the commissioners’ decision. She said that the actions were in contravention both of the Bill of rights and the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan. Numerous reports were received last weekend of young women being picked up by police officers and taken in the back of pickup trucks to a ‘Public Order Court’ in the Malakia / Konyo Konyo Market district of Juba. Eyewitnesses described many women later leaving the premises in bloodstained clothing, showing what appeared to be clear signs of beating. The Justice and Equality Movement, Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Faction, has denied surrender of some of its fighters to the armed forces in Darfur. The spokesperson of the Movement, Ahmed Hussein, told Miraya FM that the fighters do not belong to the movement, adding that it was a mock surrender by the government. UNAMID had earlier reported that about one-hundred-sixteen fighters of the Justice and Equality movement surrendered to the armed forces in Kornowi, Jirjira and Tina. The mission said it was not sure whether the fighters belonged to Dr. Khalil or the other Justice and Equality Unified National Faction. Reuters news agency has just reported that ,A soldier in UNAMID force in Darfur a Nigerian was shot and Killed yesterday evening in West Darfur after he was ambushed by a group of sixty armed men .The soldier in the ninth killed in the last three month. ------------------------------------------------------- The Eastern Front demanded the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement be included in the transitional constitution. A spokesperson for the front Salah Barukein told Miraya FM that the Eastern Sudan Peace agreement says the agreement is to be part of the transitional constitution. Barukein said the front will continue to press on so that the agreement is made part of the interim constitution . ------------------------------------------------- The Sudan People’s Libration Army, in collaboration with the Ceasefire Joint Military Committee, organized a four -day workshop in Juba to discuss implementation of the security arrangements of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Speaking to Miraya FM the SPLA representative in the Committee Brigadier. General Mach Paul said that participants would also discuss issues related to violation of human rights. 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