S. Sudan criticises UK minister’s remarks on "genocide"
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April 13, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudan government on Thursday contested
comments attributed to a British minister, who was quoted saying
“genocide” was slowly taking shape in the war-torn East African
country.
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S. Sudan cabinet minister Martin Elia Lomoro (Photo KT Press)
While briefing journalists in Uganda on Wednesday, the U.K Secretary
for International Development, Priti Patel described the fighting in
South Sudan as tribal, warning of its consequences on the
international community.
“The fighting in South Sudan is absolutely tribal, so on that basis it
is genocide”, said Patel.
The British official reportedly protested a meeting that was scheduled
with South Sudan President Salva Kiir, accusing South Sudan government
of blocking delivery of relief aid to thousands of civilians affected
a conflict that has raged on since December 2013.
Patel urged Kiir to ensure immediate measures are taken to lift the
blockage, stressing that should the South Sudan leaders fail to do so,
then the “international community will undertake consequences".
But South Sudan’s cabinet affairs minister, Martin Elia Lomoru said
the government was doing the best to restore security, stability and
peace in the country, not giving negative signals about the situation.
“Genocide, it is not right. There are no indications. The incidents
that are occurring here and there should not be equated to genocide
because there is no such policy to kill with intent. Those who coined
and use these are terms are alarmists with the objective to magnify
isolated incidents out of proportion. We know them,” said Lomoru.
He added, “But what they are advocating to occur will take place in
South Sudan”.
The minister urged international organisations to appreciate
government’s role in implementing the 2015 peace deal, appreciating
regional and international organisations for their efforts to help
realise security and stability.
He further called on organisations to respect government’s efforts to
restore peace.
(ST)
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14 April 08:02, by Believe in Truth
There is no true speaker in the Gov’t!! You see the Minister is
trying to deny but any one could see in his speech that there is sign
of true a genocide is taking place!!
Mr. Minster, the genocide is taking place all over SS even in
Equatoria your home place and yet you deny it!!
God will set people free from the hand of regime!!
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14 April 08:02, by Eastern
Elia Lomor, your fellow Pojulu people were perhaps the first in
the whole of Equatoria to face the wrath of the Mathiang Anyors; what
are you saying?
The British government should review your UK residency status with
immediate effect. You are a shame!
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14 April 10:29, by South South
Eatern,
American should follow you because your are encouraging
hatred, war and killing among South Sudanese while you live peacefully
in USA. We know where you live in USA.
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14 April 18:26, by Eastern
South Sudan,
You are very, very, very STUPID indeed! When did you have
faith in Americans? You continue to belittle Americans for 24/7
including raping their women last year in Juba. I am in juba, in
Lologo, Kator Payam. Come and force me to praise Kiir and tell him
that he is a God-sent to South Sudanese. Stupid!!!
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14 April 19:30, by South South
Eastern,
Iam appealing to FBI to follow you because you are
using American land to spread hatred, encouraging killing of innocent
South Sudan, that’s not sitting well with America constitution. Coward
like you who like eating rats and monkeys can not only be called
STUPID, but simple minded STUPID. You get it wicked man.
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14 April 18:28, by Eastern
South Sudan,
I cannot lie to fellow South Sudanese that Kiir is good
when he supervises rapists and murderers. It is you that people should
look out for so that you are lynched in meidan Rambo in Juba at 12
noon!
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14 April 19:12, by Force 1
Eastern;
You should at least stick with ambushing and murdering
innocent Dinka women and children on the highways; that’s the easiest
way to pretend that you’re fighting the government. Don’t mess with
Mathiang_Anyoor because If it was that easy to fight the government;
then you wouldn’t be hiding when SPLA was fighting Arabs in the 1980s
and 1990s!
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15 April 04:44, by Eyez
Force
If you’re still stuck on that Jienge narrative
that you people liberated S. Sudan, then you must be so stupid.
Your master M7 has already made it quite clear
that the liberation of ROSS was a collective effort of many, be it
inside and outside.
The Mathiang Anyoor, they are cowards who kill in
cold blood, rape women and terrorises children. Men like us kill your
SPLA/G generals, ya MTN ita
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14 April 08:29, by Brigadier Pato
Who is committing the genocide? Pajulu targeted Dinkas thinking
that they would automatically change Kiir regime.
These would be some of the negative consequences of a rebellion
led by idiots in case UK minister’s warning happened in South Sudan.
Blood is thinker than water. The more you target Dinkas, the more
they become united. You get the red cards to meet your creator,should
you insist on!
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14 April 23:20, by Garang Akeen
Brig. Gen, I solute your comment, the more u targeting Dinka
is the more Dinka should unite
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14 April 08:59, by Mr Point
Government policy is to starve civilians to weaken military resistance.
Government policy prevents aid agencies from delivering food to
famine areas.
Government policy is to burn villages and crops in affected areas.
The population of 11 million has 1 million refugees.
It looks like genocide.
Why isn’t it genocide?
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14 April 09:27, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Lomuro needs to pay dearly for his political stand. He is a devil
among the Pojulu people. He can not wash his hands in the conspiracy
of eliminating Lemi in the Pojulu political landscape. All the time he
appears in the press he controversially defends evil for dollars. We
know you have villas in London, Juba and Kampala from this dirty job
but one day you will have to answer for all of that.
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14 April 11:42, by deng kual acot
Its British to blame, we are enjoying that genocide as our leaders
point hand to non tribes to be killed and looked at as traditional
enemies special Equatorians. The British has done nothing after
handing Sudan to Arabs regim and now to my trib mate the Dinkas. we
have no option than to eleminate other non Dinkas tribe in South
Sudan. Their Blood on Britain as former colonialists.
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14 April 18:44, by Eastern
deng kual...,
Thanks for being brutally honest with your dinka 200 years
project. Equatorians and the rest are equally fighting for their own
survival....
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15 April 13:30, by Garang Akeen
Eastern, I like your statement, as you already desert
equatoria land, Am sure u are not comeing back to equatoria land again
leave alone 200 mark my word.
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15 April 02:03, by Gat Tut
Deng I would hate to be uneducated, coming an uneducated tribe
and an uneducated father a true shame. Not only you but most Jiengs
fail to make logical and literal decisions about the world around you.
Dinka think short term, Nuer think long term, this is just the gap in
our education throughout all of history. Equatorians got there time,
and Dinkas time is soon short lived. <$>
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14 April 11:46, by Wau Son
Elia Lomoro and his likes pretend they don’t care about innocent
lives that are being claimed by the regime, but time will tell them.
He will only believe there is genocide when his life is counted among
deaths.
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14 April 23:30, by Garang Akeen
I don,t know what happen to Western countries, where did he got
report of genocide? Who killing who.? May be the are telling us to
make genocide
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15 April 13:36, by Garang Akeen
Correction > leave alone 200 year.
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15 April 16:10, by Brigadier Pato
Gat Tut,did I hear you saying "Nuers" thinks and analyses things
well and for long? ’Joh ke lel de’ After Nuers armed men & women
collected 1ssp in disguise of knowing their numbers,they stupidly
concluded that they would oust Kiir regime by force on 15th November
2013. I am telling you, Riek has and will kill all Nuers with his
stupid ideologists. We would not spare any Dog that targets Dinkas!!!
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