Sudanese clerics slam government, Al-Dabi for “collusion” with Syrian regime
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January 30, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – A group of Sudanese clerics operating
outside the state purview has criticised the country’s government as
well as the head of the Arab League’s observer mission to Syria,
accusing them of seeking to improve the image of the embattled regime
of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Sudanese and Syrian protesters demonstrate against the continued
violence in Syria outside Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
Khartoum November 23, 2011. (Reuters)
The Legitimate League of [Muslim] Scholars and Preachers in Sudan
(LLSPS), a body of ultra conservative clerics existing in parallel to
the government sponsored Muslim Scholars Association, released a
statement on Monday decrying the brutality shown by Al-Assad’s regime
towards Syrian protesters seeking to end his rule.
Citing a cohort of Quranic verses enjoining Muslim solidarity, the
group lamented what it described as the fact that the Sudanese
government had chosen to do otherwise and adopt a position
contradicting that of the country’s people who support the oppressed
people of Syria.
Since the uprising against Al-Assad began in early 2011, the Sudanese
government stood firmly in support of the Syrian regime and framed the
events there in the context of an international conspiracy seeking to
subdue Damascus.
Meanwhile, several Arab countries, particularly Gulf States, rallied
the Arab League to condemn the Syrian regime’s crackdown which,
according to United Nations (UN) estimates has killed more than 5,400
people so far.
Khartoum later had a change of heart, apparently under Qatari
influence, and supported an Arab League resolution imposing sanctions
on Damascus.
Damascus reluctantly agreed to let in an Arab League Observer Mission,
whose leadership was given to Mohamed Ahmad Al-Dabi, a Sudanese army
general closely linked to the regime of President Al-Bashir.
The clerics accused Khartoum of having foisted Al-Dabi upon the
mission in order to enable him to perform “the miserable role” of
improving the image of Al-Assad regime.
They went on to describe the claim made by Al-Dabi at the end of the
mission’s term on decreases in the levels of violence in Syria as “an
indicator of a degree of collusion” with the Syrian regime.
LLSPS’s statement said that Al-Dabi’s “scandalous allegations” were
debunked by photos released by Syrian activists as well as by
testimonies of his peers.
Al-Dabi’s appointment as head of the mission drew a barrage of
criticism from human rights activists who cited his alleged
involvement in atrocities orchestrated by Bashir’s regime in Sudan’s
western region of Darfur.
If the Sudanese government wants to change its “deformed image” with
regards to Syria, the clerics said, it must pull Al-Dabi out of the
observer mission and investigate him for the false claims he made.
The clerics further said that Khartoum also needs to declare a clear
stance on Al-Assad’s “crimes”, sever all ties with Damascus, and
support the “Jihad” of the Syrian people.
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