South Sudanese rebels criticise army partisanship - spokesperson
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January 7, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – The rebel faction of the Sudan
Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) led by former vice-president,
Riek Machar, has slammed president Salva Kiir’s government for not
separating the army from the ruling party, saying this was a factor
which brought about the recent crisis in the country.
The sharp criticism comes after the South Sudanese army’s chief of
general staff, General Paul Malong Awan, moved to Northern Bahr el
Ghazal state and reshuffled the party’s leadership.
“SPLA by law is supposed to be separate from any political party and
not to involve in politics, but its members can vote in elections. It
is absurd for military chief of general staff to continue as party
chairman in the state,” said James Gatdet Dak, spokesman for the
leader of SPLM-IO.
Awan, who was governor of the state has continued as the chairman of
the ruling party (SPLM) in the region despite switching to the army
last year.
But the SPLM-In-Opposition leader’s spokesman argued that Awan should
have been replaced in the party after taking up the army assignment.
“The SPLA Act passed by parliament has clearly stipulated that the
army is a non-partisan organization. Now how come the chief of the
non-partisan army also becomes the chief of the party,” he inquired.
“Unfortunately, in Salva Kiir’s government a constitutional provision
or law is nothing but a non-binding document merely for public
consumption without any impact on what he does. To him, he is the
constitution and laws,” he lamented.
The rebels spokesman said that as long as Kiir remained president and
chairman of the ruling SPLM party with the “consequent lack of vision
and direction, the country will continue to be in “confusion, crisis
and predicament.”
Awan was appointed army chief in April 2014 by president Kiir,
replacing former chief of general staff, General James Hoth Mai.
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8 January 07:47, by Lotodo Awino Odug
SPLA is for SPLM just like you militia generals ran way with your
private militias.
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8 January 08:29, by Mayom County Boy
we fought for nothing, for what i have seen
why are we killing our selves for nothing ?
let us unit and build our country intern of development
let leave a side tribalism and nonpartisan among our selves as
we south Sudan.
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8 January 15:35, by Hardlinner
Since when as northern bahr el ghazal become nuer state?. The
nuer spokesman should stop poking his nose on dinka affairs. Fuck off
bitch.
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8 January 16:35, by Moc Nyickedenloi
I said this morning that all Gatdets confused should be
killed by the nuers and come back home. Riek is a dead body I know
that one. Please u ll be destroyed for nothing. Gatfuck, go to hell if
you are jealous of the SPLA MOTHER. Hope u knew when you were
rebelling that u r going to be fucked bro. No complaints man.
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