South Sudan presidency denies reports of looming genocide

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December 19, 2016 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese presidency has dismissed
reports of a looming genocide in the country, saying it was simply a
strategy to justify calls for imposition of targeted sanctions and an arms
embargo.
[image: JPEG - 13.6 kb]*South Sudanese Presidential spokesperson Ateny Wek
Ateny addresses journalists following renewed fighting in Juba July 11,
2016 (Reuters Photo)*

The spokesperson for the presidency, Ateny Wek Ateny described the reports
as exceedingly utopia and an attempt to garner international sympathy to
support imposition of targeted sanctions and arms embargo.

“The recently released Human Rights and UN agencies’ report of the so
called looming genocide or ethnic cleansing in South Sudan is exceedingly
utopian if not absolutely based on hypocrite ignorance of the real South
Sudanese political situation," Ateny told *Sudan Tribune* on Tuesday.

"The report is a mere recipe for arms embargo against the government or a
ploy of creating a situation that is fertile for fundraising spree in order
to allow foreign jobseekers to eye jobs in South Sudan. Otherwise, since
when did lack of firearms resulted into prevention of Genocide if at all
there was planning to kill innocent people in mass”, he added.

The presidential aide said in a statement that the Rwanda’s Genocide was
committed through the use of weapons other than firearms. He said the truth
of the matter is that the looming genocide may be another George
Clooney-JohnPendegrast-project.

“Which tribe does the government want to eliminate in order to get what?
Are the tribes in South Sudan created after the creation of human rights
organizations or the UN itself? Otherwise, the report itself is a cause of
anguish amongst South Sudanese. The world should know that South Sudan is
not Rwanda or Kosovo. Even, if we differ politically, we don’t get to the
point of eliminating our entire tribes”, he stressed.

He downplayed likelihood of the occurrence of the genocide, claiming
majority of the armed opposition forces (SPLM-IO) soldiers are disengaged
from active combat against government forces because president Kiir and his
controversially appointed first vice president, Taban Deng Gai, are
allegedly well committed to implementing the peace Agreement on the
Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan nevertheless.

"t might be true and witnessed in many cases that Dinka are being targeted
by cowards masquerading as revolutionaries in Equatoria, but President
Salva Kiir’s administration will never allow Dinka to avenge the killings
of their loved ones. If that is the case the Dinka are having no plan to
avenge”, he added

“Since there is no plan from the Dinka to avenge, where does the fear of
the looming genocide emanate from? My advice in this is that, jobseekers or
fundraisers are to blame in creating such utopian situation in an attempt
to be believed”, he claimed.

While addressing a press conference in Juba last month, the U.N. special
adviser on prevention of genocide Adama Dieng warned that South Sudan
violence risks spiralling into genocide.

"Throughout the week, conversations with all actors have confirmed that
what began as a political conflict has transformed into what could become
an outright ethnic war," he said at the end of one week visit to South
Sudan.

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   - 19 December 22:12, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g

   Yea it is true genocide policies is being implemented by J1. People have
   been butchered and being killed on the basis of ethnicity and the number is
   huge. This government has never allowed truth to ooze out of the country.
   Journalists are intimidated or killed at times and their information is
   false and propaganda.

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   - 20 December 02:49, by Joyuma John

      Jur
      Tell me the trues, you seem to be having good idea about a looming
      genocide, question to you, are those bandits who use to carrying out
      targeted killing on Juba- Yei road and Juba - Numile road members of
      gevernment recruited to carry out this mission? If not so who
are they and
      if we know who they are after all, then we should be able to know who is
      causing genocide and to whom in s.sudan.

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      - 20 December 04:23, by ngadodo

      In south Sudan Dinkaism government if announces Murle been
      slaughtered by Country enemies you don’t see in news or Sudan tribal
      because is part of making Murle people less important and even not belong
      to South Sudan Citizenship’s and Dinkaism making them second
class citizen
      in eyes of Dinkaism Government even if big numbers of Murle have been
      killed, no one wants to acknowledge because no killer

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      - 20 December 04:26, by ngadodo

         killers needed his enemies to be told how did and how important
         they are. So they don’t want do that because thinking Murle
Stupid enough
         even they don’t know how to following to find the Justices to theirs
         Victims of Dinkaism tribalism killing.
         Okay but i need telling you this, in the end of days Murle people
         will go to rising up taking control of overall Republic of
South Sudan and
         that is wher

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         - 20 December 04:29, by ngadodo

            where every South Sudanese living in peace believing me will go
            to happen.

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            - 20 December 02:48, by ngadodo

   yes, will be implements an arms embaro, your army doesn’t need to have
   that advanced weapon because yours gvt harming none Dinkas every days, your
   not met legitimacy of national Country.

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   - 20 December 03:08, by ngadodo

   Your government need to stop putting covers up Dinka Bors Army outpost
   who slaughters Murle Travelers between Juba-Magiri road daily bases,
   otherwise we keep able to move this outpost by ourselves if you don’t
   listening to our warning you know that we will going to do it not
   propaganda.

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   - 20 December 04:10, by Joyuma John

      Ngadodo
      Why do you make your ignorance about Dinka Bor drag you into
      something that you are not sure about.Murle bandits have recently killed
      thousands of innocent Dinka Bor civilians in Jalle this week and you shit
      your ass on them again.Are Murle also part of s.sudan political actors or
      mere cattle raiders, why do Murle to leave their welknown career and join
      career which shall not earn them ni

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      - 20 December 04:54, by ngadodo

         Joyuma John that was responded to 12 innocence traders killed By
         Dinka Bors Covers up Outpost between Juba-Magiri road, to be
honest with
         you if Dinka Bors using Pdt Salva Kiir Government to killing
Murle, that is
         not good for Dinka and Murle. Yet wait responded with
yesterday vehicles
         Killed if Dinka Bors not stopped going after Murle Business both will
         continually cry better stopped going after

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         - 20 December 04:57, by ngadodo

            after Murle Business both will continually cry better stopped
            going after Murle. Dinka thinking they are wanted to bring
Murle in theirs,
            my Dear Nevers going to happen.

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            - 20 December 05:50, by ngadodo

               Dinka Bors allowance with President Salva Kiirs, helicopters
               Guns, Chemicals weapons and gas Dinka Bors, will get
what theirs looking
               for from Murle innocence Civilians, Secondly if we were part of
               governments, would use helicopters Guns, Chemicals
weapons and gas against
               which mean that people you put there justice staying us
picture should been
               us advanced weaponaries without Murle in Government

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               - 20 December 05:51, by ngadodo

                  acknowledgement of used advanced weapons again Civilians.

                  repondre message

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                  - 20 December 03:08, by ngadodo

   Your government need to stop putting covers up Dinka Bors Army outpost
   who slaughters Murle Travelers between Juba-Magiri road daily bases,
   otherwise we keep able to move this outpost by ourselves if you don’t
   listening to our warning you know that we will going to do it not
   propaganda.

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   - 20 December 06:05, by ngadodo

      Joyuma John, Dinka Bors allow with President Salva Kiirs, helicopters
      Gunships, Chemicals weapons and gas Dinka Bors, will get what theirs
      looking for from Murle innocence Civilians, Secondly if we were part of
      governments, would use helicopters Guns, Chemicals weapons and
gas against
      Murle Civilians, it’s telling us that, those people you put there justice
      staying as pictures don’t authorize to

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      - 20 December 06:07, by ngadodo

         know what business gvrt is doing. If part gvrt should be used
         advanced weapons without Murle in Government acknowledgement
of used of
         advanced weapons again Civilians.

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