AJOC Accuses Sudan of Arming Militia in Abyei
The leader of the Abyei Joint Oversight Committee Dr. Luka Biong has accused the Sudan government of carrying out massive plans to disrupt peace and instability by arming militias in the area. 14 February 2013 By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 14 February 2013 [Gurtong] - Addressing the press in Juba, Luka said Sudan has not yet withdrawn its police forces in Abyei as demanded by the African Union and the United Nations despite compliance by South Sudan. He said Khartoum is using the police dubbed in the name of “oil police” to arm other militia groups in the area. “The Khartoum government is arming some of the Arab nomads and protecting militia in Abyei,” Luka told journalists at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. “The intension is to dilute and disrupt the referendum,” Luka said. He said the police and the militia groups are creating insecurity in the area. Abyei is set by the African Union to hold a referendum in October this year so as to determine if it will want to be part of South Sudan or Sudan. The area has become a breading ground for proxy war between South Sudan and Sudan and the AU had resolved through referendum, the issue between the two countries will be solved. Khartoum had earlier on rejected the AU proposal for the people of Abyei to be subjected to hold referendum. He said had early this week urged the AU to empower the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) so as it has power to deter resettlement of migrants in the area ahead of the referendum. He said there are worrying indications that Khartoum has massive plans of diluting the referendum. There is massive immigration of Arab nomads from Sudan who were not residents of the area for resettlement. Posted in: Home, Foreign Relations -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
