Troika nations to transport Machar’s bodyguards to Juba
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February 15, 2016 (JUBA) – The Troika nations, which comprises of the
United Kingdom, United States and Norway, will transport bodyguards of
South Sudan’s vice president, Riek Machar to the capital, Juba, a
senior diplomat disclosed on Monday.
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South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar addresses a news conference in
his office in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, August 31, 2015. (Photo
REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri)
Richard Croker, the UK deputy ambassador to South Sudan, said
communication between the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission
(JMEC) and the armed opposition faction was ongoing to ascertain the
number of troops that would constitute Machar’s protection units.
“We need to hear and say okay how many locations, not just Pagak but
many locations and that costs a lot of money; logistically [it is]
very difficult,” he said during Eye Radio’s Sundown program held on
Monday.
Pagak is the headquarters for the SPLM IO. The opposition has presence
in greater Upper Nile region, including Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile
states.
Last week, South Sudan President Salva Kiir appointed Machar first
vice-president in accordance to the peace agreement signed in August,
2015.
Machar, however, told a briefing over the weekend in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, that his arrival to Juba depends on the transportation of
his bodyguards – a strong force on nearly 3,000 police and army to
Juba.
The opposition group said they did not have the required logistics to
transport its forces from various locations in South Sudan into the
capital as required by the peace agreement.
The top UK diplomat, however, said the Troika’s support to South
Sudan’s peace process seeks to ensure the suffering of the young
nation’s citizens is alleviated.
“If the government can’t pay for it and the IO [armed opposition]
can’t pay for it, we need to see what can donors pay for to bring
enough people back to get the government underway,” stressed Croker.
“We need to see practical actions on the ground from all sides. We
have seen some already, we have [been] in touch with the IO regularly,
directly and through JMEC, and JMEC and IO have been working over
across the weekend to give us a definitive list of the numbers,” he
added.
The UK diplomat did not, however, disclose when the said form of
transportation would be provided to members of South Sudan’s armed
opposition forces, as planned.
Meanwhile, President Kiir has hinted on the possibility of forming the
Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) this week, and gave
the country’s first vice-president seven days within which to report
to the South Sudanese capital.
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15 February 23:11, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Troika countries will go any times and Riek Machar will remained here.
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16 February 04:53, by Force 1
Yeah; the leaders who dies don’t have bodyguards! And if they
truly had bodyguards; they would never die!
The bottom-line is; the bodyguards and living safely are
utterly different things!
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16 February 07:29, by Dinka-Defender-General
What? Machar cannot pay for the tickets. Where is the money he
stole for the last 9 years from 2005 to 2013? Did he ate up all the
money already? That’s why his belly is growing. He doesn’t look like
he is rebel. Garang was not fat like Machar during the war.
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16 February 00:28, by dinkdong
How about transporting his body? That’d sound better.
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16 February 07:08, by Malakal county Simon
Slave/Dindong
What will you gains if he dies as you wish????
Anyway, every idiots have their own say without being
contemplated first......
Anyway, thanks to Trioka countries for their generous willingness......
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16 February 09:48, by Son of Ngundeng
Our coming will be more safe for you dogs,
machar will come with his 400 bodyguard because we don’t care one
person from our side equal ten people in your side.
We are like USD to SSP.
Son of prophet
currently at GHQs Fagak.
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