Sudan commission begins investigation into murder of Abyei chief
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June 26, 2013, (KHARTOUM) - A commission formed by Sudan to probe
circumstances surrounding the shooting incident which led to the death
of the Dinka Ngok paramount chief Kuol Deng Kuol in the disputed
border area of Abyei last month began its work by conducting a field
visit.
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The late leader of the Dinka Ngok tribe, Kuol Deng Kuol (L), shakes
hands with Misseriya chief Al-Amer Mokhtar Papo after signing a peace
agreement in the town of Kadugli, north of Abeyi on 13 January 2011
(Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty)
The visit which took place under the auspices of the United Nations
Security Forces in Abyei (UNISFA) included representatives from the
justice ministry, Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), National Intelligence and
Security Services (NISS) and police.
Kuol died when a convoy he was travelling in with UNISFA was ambushed
by armed members of the nomadic Arab Misseriya tribe as they returned
to Abyei town after a visit further north.
He was part of a joint delegation from Juba and Khartoum that visited
the area to hold talks on how the two sides could move forward with
consultations to end the deadlock on the formation of a temporary
administration in the strife-torn border zone.
Said Mohamed Fareed, a senior adviser at the Ministry of Justice and
head of the commission, told the pro-government Sudanese Media Center
(SMC) website that they visited the site where the killing took place
and spoke with eyewitnesses.
He added that they also paid a visit to the hospital which received
the dead and wounded and got hold of medical records.
The Sudanese official said that they plan to meet with elements of the
police and security who were present at the site.
Defra has been chosen as headquarters of the commission with the view
of moving to Abyei in the future with the assistance of UNISFA, Fareed
said.
The commission chair explained that the investigation in the first
phase will include the Arab Misseriya tribesmen and at a later stage
the Ngok Dinka.
South Sudan split from its northern neighbor in 2011 under a 2005
peace deal that ended decades of civil war. Like South Sudan, Abyei
was meant to have an independence referendum, agreed under the 2005
deal, but Sudan and South Sudan have been unable to agree which tribal
members should participate.
In a bid to end the stalemate last year, the African Union (AU) backed
a proposal allowing only those residing permanently in the area to
vote in the plebiscite.
The decision effectively excludes members of the Misseriya nomads, who
enter the area at different times of the year to graze their cattle,
from participating in the vote.
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