Foreign Bodies Accused Of Attempting An Invasion And Regime Change In South Sudan The Information Minister of Tonj State has accused regional and foreign bodies of intending an invasion and a regime change in South Sudan by calling for additional foreign troops to South Sudan and for trying to impose an arms embargo on the young nation. 20 July 2016 [image: Foreign Bodies Accused Of Attempting An Invasion And Regime Change In South Sudan] Hon Madit Malek Akuien, Tonj State Minister for Information [Photo by Ariik Atekdit]
By Ariik Atekdit *JUBA, 20 July 2016 [Gurtong] – *Madit Malek Akuien said on Monday that South Sudan is not a threat to neighbouring countries or the international community to deserve an arms embargo. “We are not a criminal country to be given arms embargo. We are not a threat to any country. It is just an invasion and intentional proposal to set the way forward for the regime change in the country. This is against the will and the interest of majority of South Sudanese. This is what we don’t want to see happening,” Madit Malek said in an interview in Juba on Monday. Mr. Malek urged the international community to support peace in South Sudan rather than standing with Dr Riek Machar Teny who wants to quickly rush for the country’s presidency. “What will be the use of the said additional IGAD army in South Sudan? We have more than enough peacekeepers in the country drawn across the world. By the way, people must learn that the life of Dr Machar is not upon foreign troops responsibilities. It was president Kiir’s guards that protected him at J1 Residence on July 8,” Malek said. Malek urged the First Vice President to return to Juba, resume his office to make TGONU programs run without delay as the people of South Sudan are in high demand of services not war. The Minister said if Dr Machar fears to work with President Kiir then he should allow other members of his party the SPLM-IO to be appointed to his seat and remain away until it is time for elections. “The people of South Sudan want peace and Mr. Machar wants the Presidency. There is no reason that our people are always set to catastrophe for one’s demand and impatience. His salaries as First Vice President or as a President cannot be enough to his own supporters if he were to distribute among them. However, if he implements peace all of us without distinction will enjoy that. I advised him to think wisely this time,” he said. “I am inviting the International Community to support the peace process not an individual, Mr. Machar. This agreement is not a property of President Kiir or Dr Machar. It is for the people of South Sudan so why should it be held hostage of Dr Machar’s contradicting ambitions?” he concluded. Posted in: Home <http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> - See more at: http://gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ID/19668/Default.aspx#sthash.uoNJ3vWD.dpuf -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opkJwCLORsYkchMDujg88f9XBOjwhZOd9hzHqG3mke45A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
