---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Ashworth <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 13:07:49 +0300 Subject: [sudan-john-ashworth] Fwd: ‘Insecurity Will Not Jeopardize Independence Day’ To: Group <[email protected]>
‘Insecurity Will Not Jeopardize Independence Day’ SPLM Says 08 June 2011 By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 8th June, 2011 [Gurtong] - Sudan People’s Liberation Movement has confirmed that Sudan Armed Forces insurgency plans meant to scare the International Community in recognizing the independency of South Sudan will be futile. Mr. Yen Mathew, the SPLM National Secretary for Information and Culture told the press yesterday in Juba that the SAF had renewed its insecurity threats on the South Sudan by attempting to attack the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement on Monday in Southern Kordofan. Yen confirmed to the media that on Monday the SAF and Sudanese police forces were ordered to attack the SPLA/M in the State. “These orders,” he said, “were issued by the SAF’s First Lt. General Bashir Mackey in Southern Kordofan. However, the order was futile as SAF dint see any genuine reason to attack SPLM//A.” However, Bashir’s attempts to torture some SAF Officials because of failure to implement the orders have forced them to launch attacks on SPLM constitutional holders including the home of the SPLM former Governor Abdal Aziz Alhilu. These attacks are developing a few days after the announcement of Southern Kordofan’s gubernatorial electoral results and NCP and SAF’s insecurity threats in Abyei. Yen revealed that, on Monday, the SAF deployed ten anti-tunks in Kadugli and ordered the redeployment of SPLA forces to South-North borders of 1956. The move follows a letter the SAF wrote to the SPLA Chief of Staff authorizing him to redeploy SPLA to the North-South Stated borders. Following this year’s successful conduct of the South Sudan Referendum on 9th January that confirmed the secession of the region, South Sudan have since then been experiencing constant insecurity threats from the North. The SPLM Spokesperson said that, “these are planned insecurity threats. They are meant to scare the world that there is insecurity in South Sudan so as to keep away the International community from recognizing the new State.” He also said that, these attempts are meant to drag SPLM/A into war with the SAF but SPLM will never retaliate. He reiterated commitment to peace and full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, CPA. “We hope to bring peace in Sudan and in the whole region. We are committed to ensure that, the implementation of the CPA is done to the later,” Yen Mathew confirmed. SPLM further called on the continued efforts by the International Community in monitoring and ensuring that the two parties, SPLM and the National Congress Party, NCP continue in dialoguing on the completion of the implementation of the peace accord. END ______________________ John Ashworth Sudan Advisor Sudan Ecumenical Forum [email protected] +254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile) +249 919 695 362 (Sudan mobile) +27 82 853 3556 (South Africa mobile) +44 750 304 1790 (UK/international) +88 216 4334 0735 (Thuraya satphone) PO Box 52002 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya This is a personal e-mail address and the contents do not necessarily reflect the views of any organisation -- The content of this message does not necessarily reflect John Ashworth's views. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, John Ashworth is not the author of the content and the source is always cited. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudan-john-ashworth" 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.co.za/group/sudan-john-ashworth -- 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.
