The finger prints on genocide in South Sudan
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By Stephen Par Kuol
January 1, 2013 - Any body with keen interest in South Sudanese
current affairs could not have missed the recent shuttle diplomacy
waged by the regional leaders and diplomats to end the ongoing crisis
in the country. That is very encouraging and should be supported by
all people of good will. Unfortunately, what is now diminishing
through the thin air of that diplomacy is the ugly fact that weltered
with decomposing corpses and their fetid smell in the air, Juba, the
capital of South Sudan is a crime scene against humanity and should be
treated as such at the time of this writing. Worth noting also is the
chilling truth that among those cheeky personalities roughing
shoulders with regional leaders and diplomats to bring peace to South
Sudan are red-handed suspects in the ongoing genocide. Meanwhile
preventive diplomacy can surely minimize the magnitude of the crisis
and save more lives; one delicate affair in the process is avoiding
diplomatic niceties to overshadow the criminal responsibility of those
whose finger prints are notoriously evident on those crimes against
humanity. Thus, on behalf of the murdered victims, traumatized
survivors and their families, I write to recommend that the peace
process goes hand in hand with a multi-national investigation of these
premeditated heinous crimes against humanity. .Any thing short of that
is another betrayal to humanity and South Sudanese citizens of Nuer
ethnic origin who have perished in the ongoing genocide.
Experiences elsewhere have taught that war fatigue and desperate
yearning for peace can easily give way to impunity that would haunt
the nation in question for an unforeseeable future. Speaking as a
practiced diplomat, I mean the diplomatic tendency to avoid
antagonizing the genocidists, who might walk out of “the peace
process.” This often frightens diplomats who fear “upsetting the peace
process”. For example, in Naivasha for South Sudan, or in Abuja for
Darfur in 2005, the argument became: “don’t upset the fragile new
order in Khartoum since signature on the agreements settling the civil
war in the South serves the greater good. Let’s now concentrate on
getting the Darfur ‘rebels’ to reach a similar agreement with Khartoum
in Abuja, under the African Union.” Meanwhile the ethnic cleansing of
Darfur and genocidal massacres and rapes continued daily. This
argument, which diplomats often and naively espouse, ignores the fact
that genocidists are serial killers whose blood thirst can never be
quenched by a peace meal. Hence, policies toward them based on fear
lead only to appeasement and further genocide. In the case of the
ongoing genocide in South Sudan, the prime suspect, General Salva Kiir
Mayardit has already offered unconditional cease fire and peace talk
but the genocide continues. Like any genocidist, Kiir is a serial
killer, a master of genocide and ethnic cleansing. As a career
military intelligence officer, he is well trained in cold blood
killing and he practiced that well during the liberation struggle
where he executed murder of the bulk of our liberation politicians. He
is doing that now with efficiency on our unarmed civilians in Juba.
Presently, the only safe heaven for South Sudanese of Nuer ethnic
origin without guns is the UNINISS concentration camp near Juba
International Airport where his Propaganda Chief, Justice Michael
Lueth have been calling them out to finish what they have started.
Nobody talks about that now where as Kiir is preparing for more
genocide. That is why I write to strongly recommend that both the
international criminal investigation and the peace talk go on
simultaneously.
Criminal Investigation as an inquisitive process starts with WH
questions: What, Where, How and Who .Legally speaking, the process
proceeds with one fundamental question: has a crime been committed in
violation of an existing law? If yes, then what is the name or
definition of the crime committed? In this case, a crime has been
committed in violation of the Transitional Constitution of South
Sudan, Rome Statue and the Geneva Convention. Genocide in this case is
defined as “the intentional destruction, in whole or in part, of a
national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, as such. Was it
systematically organized by General Kiir’s regime using his privately
armed Dootku -Beny militia, tanks and other lethal weapons? Were the
victims chosen because of their ethnic identity? If yes again, then
only South Sudanese of Nuer ethnic origin in 107, Guddella, Gurei ,
Eden, Manga, Jabel villages were targeted and are now the dominant
IDPS in UNIMISS compound and the Dinka homes nearby were left
untouched?” Is this an intentional destruction, in part, of ethnic and
racial group? If yes, then, this, in short, is genocide. As for who
did what, the finger prints of the following top seven names have
surfaced with probable cause beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. General Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of the Republic of South
Sudan who declared the state of emergency leading to the mass killing.
2. General Malong Awan, the current Governor of Northern Bar-Elghazal
State who personally recruited Dootku-Beny Malitia from NBGS and Warap
and commanded Dootku-Beny during the genocidal operation.
3. General Marial Chinoum, the field General who executed General
Salva Kiir’ orders to disarm Nuer soldiers within Tiger Batelion and
ordered the use of tank to kill 22 unarmed bodyguards of Dr. Riek
Machar and seven bodyguards of Hon. Gier Chuang Aluong.
4. General Salva Mathuok Gengdit, the former Deputy Minister of
Interior and Salva’s father in law who was seen in Dootku-beny
uniforms commanding part of the genocidal force during the operation
in Juba.
5. General Garang Mabil, a notorious general on reserve from Warap
State who was rein stated to active duty during the genocidal
operation to execute the genocide.
6. General Bol Akot,a general in reserved reinstated after the clashes
to execute the genocide in Thuk sita and Gudella.
7. General Alew Ayieny, the Current Minister of interior who was seen
in military uniform commanding a police force in collaboration with
Dootku-Beny
In conventional practice, those primitive tribal generals should be
charged with the following crimes:
1. Genocide and crime against humanity
2. War crimes in violation of Geneva Convention
3. Vandalism and formation of a private tribal army for the sole
purpose of committing genocide in violation of South Sudan
Transitional Constitution
Those of us who speak the language of criminal law know damn well that
genocide as an act of mass killing is a join enterprise with many
accomplices including the demagogues and propaganda pundits. As for
proving the Mense Reus, Kiir is physically in records graduating his
Dootku- Beny brigade alone without involving the SPLA Chief of General
Staff and the Ministry of Defense, declaring state of emergency and
quoting 1991 Bor massacres proving both motive and the criminal mind
behind the act of genocide. With this, I rest my case.
Honorable Stephen Par Kuol is a former Deputy Ambassador of the Sudan
to the United Republic of Tanzania and the State Minister of Education
in the recently overthrown Government of Jonglei State by Dr. Riek
Machar’s forces. He is also a researcher and freelance writer on
academic topics pertinent to Human Right and Post-conflict Criminal
Justice Administration. He can be reached via [email protected]
/[email protected]
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