Machar relocated to a neighbouring country: Spokesperson
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South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar speaks during a briefing
in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa April 9, 2016 (Photo Reuters/ Tiksa
Negeri)
August 17, 2016 (JUBA) – Riek Machar, former South Sudanese First Vice
President and leader of the armed opposition faction of the Sudan
People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO), has been “successfully”
relocated to a neighbouring country after more than one month of
battling President Salva Kiir’s forces in the capital, Juba, and
around it, his spokesperson has announced.
James Gatdet Dak, official Spokesman for the SPLM-IO leader, confirmed
that Machar was relocated to outside the country on Wednesday, 17
August 2016, exactly one year after he signed a peace deal, which is
now “collapsing.”
“Yes, Comrade Dr. Riek Machar has been successfully relocated to a
neighbouring country today, 17 August 2016. This is after more than
one month after President Kiir and his forces attempted to eliminate
him, right from the Palace in Juba, in his residence at Jebel and in
the bushes around Juba,” he confirmed to Sudan Tribune on Wednesday.
“His relocation also came exactly one year after he signed the
Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan on August
17, 2015, in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa,” Dak added.
Dak said Machar was among his forces since 8 July when the fighting
erupted in Juba as his bodyguards were attacked; his base and
residence were bombed using heavy distilleries, tanks and helicopter
gunships.
While he could not disclose the name of the neighbouring nation which
Machar has relocated to, he however said he was now safe after a month
of continued daily attacks and bombardments with helicopter gunships
around Juba in Central Equatoria.
He said the opposition leader will in the next few days make a public
statement through the media about the way forward.
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18 August 00:25, by sudani ana
"his base and residence were bombed using heavy distilleries,
tanks and helicopter gunships."
We’ll, I’m not surprised, Kiir is known for his fondness for firewater :)
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18 August 00:39, by South South
Talk about your country Sudan and leave South Sudan alone. How
many people your uncles in table clothes killed? Millions
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18 August 05:43, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Even government didn’t intended to search Dr Riek Machar for kills.
Let him go in safe mode as country leadership don’t wants to
lose his life.
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18 August 03:59, by Force 1
If Riek Machar is successfully out of the country to another; do
you guys think; he would be silence and not make a video to either BBC
or any other foreign press? James Gatdet Dak is extremely feeling so
remorseful for the death he caused his own people and their own
leaders in general based on false rumors.>>>>>
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18 August 04:00, by Force 1
>>>>>If he didn’t send a false report on his facebook page
that "Riek Machar has been detained by president Kiir on the 8th of
July 2016; the attacked on J1 would have never happened and the top IO
leadership would have never disappears and believes to be dead
according to the rumors. False report killed innocents’ civilians in
Bor in 2013 and 14 but this time; the justice is served
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18 August 04:27, by Malakal county Simon
Slave/Force 1
Wait for the worse to come.... Dr Machar will make a press
conference in the next 24hrs detailing how the failed assassination
against him by kiir in presidential guards transpired!!!! You should
be a shame/disgraceful of yourself for a celebrating the death of your
own leader......
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18 August 04:58, by Force 1
Malakal county Simon;
My stopwatch is marked to countdown 24hours and the
countdown begin as of now. I can’t wait for that press conference by
Riek Machar to happened after the 24hours; look at the time I post
this comment and let’s compare it after 24hours.I have my fingers are
crossed!
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18 August 09:17, by Dengda
@ force 1, I don’t think you follow the news, you just
responses on your instinct, based on denial and self deception.
According to news outlet, not SSBC but other media outlet Riek will
release press statement today or tomorrow. watch that space. Second
to, if we are really for peace but not Riekphobia, ACRSS according to
UNSC will be implement by Riek not Taban.
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18 August 09:28, by Force 1
Deng,
If Riek is out there, you don’t have to tell us he is out
there but Riek himself would tell us if he is truly out there live and
sound.
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18 August 10:39, by Akuma
James Gatdat,
South Sudanese people when to hear live broadcast of Riek
Machar from internationl mediahouses.
We want to see Riek on live show not records as usual
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18 August 04:00, by Dinka-Defender-General
Well, Machar went back to enjoy another 2 to 3 years legacy life.
Just live in an exile and your remaining years. Just give up on
politics and power. You’re finished. Think, where will you hold a
peaceful rally in south Sudan? Only in Pagak, Ethiopia, kenya, and
foreign countries. You can’t even hold a peaceful rally in the church.
Just give up on politics and become cattle keeper in your village.
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18 August 04:01, by Dinka-Defender-General
Well, Machar went back to enjoy another 2 to 3 years legacy life.
Just live in an exile and your remaining years. Just give up on
politics and power. You’re finished. Think, where will you hold a
peaceful rally in south Sudan? Only in Pagak, Ethiopia, kenya, and
foreign countries. You can’t even hold a peaceful rally in the church.
Just give up on politics and become cattle keeper in your village.
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18 August 04:33, by Malakal county Simon
Dinka Defend Food General
If you want Dr Machar to live in exile, and than your
violating the signed peace and calling for war.... Right??
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18 August 05:33, by Dinka-Defender-General
Malarial, I am trying to spare his life. Think about it.
Who would want to be rule by macabre? Only some radicals Nuer
extremist and power hungry politicians. Machar is killer and power
hungry. Wait until I become a president. I am just five steps away to
become a president. Machar will be house arrest for life.
Accountability and punishment for mismanagement public money for
years. The words exce
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18 August 05:37, by Dinka-Defender-General
The words excellence and honorable will be banned. The
new terms will be Mr. Mrs. Mum, sir, madam, camrd, and education title
will take over.
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18 August 08:40, by Sir King
War is okay. You can come with that war you do sing on
daily basis. Riek Machar has missed all his chances and he is going to
named Warlord and soon he is going to be fought by the world not only
South Sudan armies. Peace has come back and if Machar destabilize the
peace again, then he going to face the full forces.
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18 August 05:48, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Riek Machar will die a lone Without involving of anybody through
his seasonally mistake.
God known what he will do against his discrimination.
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18 August 08:34, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Ayuiu,
Riek will not die under your hands. He will die of natural
causes. Your wishes of killing his political ideas just because you
want to dominate South Sudan political landscape is the cause of death
to hundreds of South Sudanese and must stop as the country belongs to
all including Riek Machar.
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18 August 10:04, by Gabriel KK
Riek was in fact hiding within Juba and has been successfully
smuggled out of the Country, to a third Country by
...................? Lets wait and see what Dr Idiot will tell his
friends(Kenyan President and Ethiopian Prime Minister). Anyway peace
is progressing well with out him.
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18 August 15:54, by Kerem
Gabriel KK,
You’re absolutely right. Riek had never left Juba to the bush. He
was hidden there in Juba and got smuggled out of the Country to the
nearby Congo to avoid Ethiopia and Kenya being seen by South Sudanese
as enemies. Now after few days, he will be taken our of Kinshasa Congo
to either Nairobi or Addis to start is nonsense
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