South Sudan parliament forms investigation team over Maridi fighting
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June 10 (JUBA) - South Sudan’s national legislative assembly on
Wednesday announced formation of a high level parliamentary committee
to travel to Maridi county in Western Equatoria state to investigate
the cause of recent fighting which resulted the death of at least nine
people.
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South Sudanese MPs stand during a parliamentary session in Juba on
August 31, 2011 (AFP)
Fighting occurred in the town on Monday between armed Dinka
pastoralists and suspected local youth in the area.
Several others, mostly armed civilians have also sustained injuries
resulting from the clashes, forcing people to flee their homes into
the bush in search of safety. The violence also affected commercial
activities as markets and schools ceased to operate in fear of being
caught up in the skirmishes.
The speaker of the national legislative assembly, Magok Rundial
announced that the house had formed a committee to travel to the state
to take peace message from the leadership of the house to the citizens
and called upon all the aggrieved parties to restraint from pursuing
violent behaviours as a means to drawing attention of the authorities
to any matter of concern.
“The parliament has formed a committee to travel to Maridi and meet
with the people there. The members of the committee will be taking to
the citizens and those involved in what caused this situation the
message of peace and harmony from the leadership of the assembly,”
speaker Rundial said.
“On behalf of the assembly, I appeal to our people in Western
Equatoria, particularly people of Maridi to remain calm and desist
from violent behaviours and work together with the government to bring
peace and stability,” he said.
Head of parliamentary caucus in Western Equatoria, Pasquale Clement
Batali, told media that several people with no connections to the
incident have been arrested by security personnel.
“Some people who have no connections have been arrested. We are
talking to their families and relatives to remain claim and show
restraint,” Batali said.
“We are also talking to the security personnel in the county to see
into [it] that these people are not mishandled. We want the issue to
be addressed peacefully so that the situation returns to normal,” he
said.
He added that the state authorities did not want the situation to go
out of control.
(ST)
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11 June 06:34, by Joseph Canada
I suggest that the parliament to send NON-DINKA and those who are
Used by the Govt. as perpatrators to the investigation. The true and
trusted tribes lie Equatorians , Murle and Anyuak.
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