Lakes State Speaker Criticizes Security Forces Capability Lakes State Legislative Assembly speaker, Hon. John Marik Makur has criticized the State’s organized forces for being incapable in enforcing law and order during inter-clan clashes and inter-State conflicts. 23 May 2011 Lakes State Speaker Criticizes Security Forces Capability Lakes SLA Speaker, Hon. John Marik Makur in a recent event [File]
By Manyang Mayom RUMBEK, 21st May, 2011 [Gurtong] - Lakes State Legislative Assembly speaker, Hon. John Marik Makur has criticized the State’s organized forces for being incapable in enforcing law and order during inter-clan clashes and inter-State conflicts. In an exclusive interview with Gurtong, Makur criticized the Police, Judiciary and Executive of not imposing law and order passed by the Lakes State lawmakers. Rumbek, the capital of Lakes State has in the past witnessed notorious inter-clan and State conflicts leaving tens of people dead and others sustaining serious injuries. “The State security organs are very weak, in the first place, the organized forces are not effective, some are very old, there are police-women who cannot engage in cattle raid situations while others are disabled yet the Government of South Sudan still maintains them in the force,” Makur regretted. Makur said that, pastoralists in the Lakes State cattle camps were procuring arms from unknown sources; the police services had not received their three months salary hence they have allegedly been engaged in selling bullets and fire arms to these pastoralists. “The police have not received their salary for almost three months now blaming the issue to the payroll system - that alone is insecurity. They are likely to revenge any time. It’s possible that they can sell their firearms to these youths in order to get daily bread for their family; we have numerous problems which we cannot solve. The State Executive and Legislature cannot terminate their service because they are under the Government of Southern Sudan,” Makur added. The Lakes State Legislative Assembly which shall be in recess for at least 3 months beginning 17th May. While addressing the assembly on Thursday, Makur said that in case of any emergency during the recess period, members will be asked to report back. He also urged the parliamentarians to use the recess for advocating peace in their constituencies across the 8 Counties of Lakes State. However, the speaker said that, the parliament has been addressing the internal security problems through forming committees and fact finding reports were done. The authority is pursuing the culprits and a majority of them have been arrested. Yirol West County of Lakes State and Mvolo County of Western Equatoria State had engaged over grazing land conflict between young pastoralists residing in the Payams of Anuol and Mapuordit against farmers in Mvolo County of Western Equatoria State, the melee left many people dead while several others were displaced and currently seeking humanitarians assistance. Makur assured Gurtong that an inter-State peace conference was conducted to reduce the escalating conflict between Mvolo and Yirol West County. He said that they had agreed that both States’ Executives had to impose the rule of law. The two communities are now engaging to host a conference for their chiefs in order to express and resolve their differences. The speaker said that the police and judiciary are under the Government of Southern Sudan.”We recommended to our State Governor to discuss some of these security issues at the level of the Government Southern Sudan,” said Makur. “I recommend and advise the GOSS to address the issue of insubordinate organize forces in the State; either they terminate their service contracts or to recruit a new young police force,” Makur insisted. He also requested the GOSS to transfer judges, claiming that they had overstayed and couldn’t utilize the law correctly. “A term of one year is enough for a judge to stay in the area.” Makur also recommended that after July 9, 2011, the Government of Southern Sudan has to carry out a general civilian’s population disarmament with a new approach. Let the GOSS set up vocational training centres to recruit idlers and jobless youths hence avoid unnecessary conflicts. Posted in: Home, Governance, Parliaments Comments RSS comment feed 23/05/2011, 1:46 PM - Posted by HD Afadier Then what is the sole purpose of the "supposed governments" in this region. If they, both GOSS and states do not have moral obligations to orient the society to the moral ideals that they ought for, then what a rubbish with these titles!. Here, is a quote from one of the world's revered statesmen about the government(s): "Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves".Ronald Reagan HD Afadier -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
