S. Sudanese authorities deny arresting Sudanese rebels
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December 12, 2016 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese presidency on Monday
dismissed as "untrue" reports claiming that it had arrested a group of
Sudanese rebels after failing to comply with recent directives and an
ultimatum to leave the world’s youngest nation.
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Fighters from Darfur’s Justice and Equality Movement (AFP)
The presidential advisor on security affairs, Tut Kew Gatluak told
Sudan Tribune on Monday that there were no Sudanese rebels presently
living in the country.
“Where did you get these reports? Who told you they (Sudanese rebels)
have been arrested and by whom? And where have they been arrested”,
asked Gatluak when reached on Monday to comment on reports that
leading Darfur rebels have been arrested by South Sudanese government.
The presidential aide asserted that the government was not hosting
Sudanese rebels, let alone having arrested them.
“Completely, there are no Sudanese rebels in the territory of the
republic of South Sudan. They used to operate along the border but
they have been advised to cease using the side of the republic of
South Sudan as the area from where they launch their operations into
Sudanese territory and from that time, there have never been incidents
which could justify their presence in the country. So how do you
arrest someone who is not within your territory? These reports are not
correct.
They are not true”, Gatluak asked in an exclusive interview.
But while leading government officials deny the arrest and presence of
the Sudanese rebels in the country, several sources within the
military and security told Sudan Tribune on Monday that the rebels are
not giving indications that they will comply with the directives to
leave the country within the month of December 2016.
"They are causing inconveniences and because of this concern the
office of the first vice president and all the security organs have
decided to monitor their activities while the high authorities are
talking to them, a high level security officer told Sudan Tribune on
Monday when reached to comment on what he knows about the activities
of the Sudanese rebels and whether they have accepted to leave the
country within the period of one month has directed.
This comes after report claimed South Sudanese government has arrested
several Darfur leading rebel officials, including Sediq Bango general
commander of JEM forces, Commander Gibril Bukhari of New JEM and
Mansour Tarada general commander of Sudan Liberation Movement led by
Abdel Wahid Al Nur .
Sudan Tribune was not able to independently verify the authenticity of
the arrest, particularly the exact location where the leaders have
been allegedly be arrested.
(ST)
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