SPLA denies UN rape report, says soldiers arrested on looting charges
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August 6, 2016 (JUBA) – South Sudan army, the Sudan People’s
Liberation Army (SPLA), has strongly denied United Nations preliminary
report that squarely blamed government forces and allied militia of
massive rape and targeted killing in the capital, Juba.
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A woman prepares food as displaced women, men and children gather, in
Juba, South Sudan at the UN compound in Tomping area, Tuesday, July
12, 2016 (AP Photo)
SPLA spokesman Brig. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang said the UN report is a
complete “make-up.”
“There is no single truth in that document. It is a mere accusation to
spoil the image of the SPLA,” said Koang, speaking by phone on Friday.
The UN report alleged targeting of Nuer ethnic community in Juba
during the fighting last month. SPLM in Opposition leader, Riek
Machar, is a Nuer, the second largest group after President Salva
Kiir’s Dinka tribe.
Koang himself a Nuer, however admitted that the SPLA have arrested 19
soldiers on charges of looting, loitering and other indiscipline
behaviours during and after the July 7-11 street battle between the
rival SPLA forces.
The clashes dislodged SPLM-IO leader Machar and his small number of
troops from his base in Juba and his whereabouts remain unknown for
three weeks.
He told international media by phone from his hiding that a third
force proposed by regional body, the Intergovernmental Authority on
Development (IGAD), and endorsed by the African Union (AU) should
first arrive to Juba before his return.
President Kiir has rejected additional foreign force, telling a Kenyan
television this week that UN peacekeepers in the country can protect
Machar on his arrival to Juba.
IGAD member states are meeting in Addis Ababa today to decide on the
next course of action.
(ST)
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