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PRESS STATEMENT- بيان صحفى
(10/09/2009, SPLM-DC) The mass media have been reporting statements ascribed to the official Spokesman of the SPLA that militia belonging to the SPLM-DC attacked an area in Upper Nile State killing a number of citizens and looting cattle. We would like to make the following clear:
1.Neither the SPLM-DC nor its Chairman has militia in any part of Sudan. We made an attestation to this effect to the Political Parties Affairs Council.
2.The SPLA has a presence in the area mentioned. How did it allow militia to attack innocent civilians and turns around to trade unfounded accusations? Where is its role in the defence of the citizens?
3.The Official Spokesman of the SPLA must provide evidence to his wild allegation, otherwise he will be liable to legal proceedings.
4.It is the same official Spokesman who described as a “lie” our statement last July on the arrest of two of our members in Wadakona. Now, the Sudanese people know who is the liar for one of the detainees did address a press conference in Khartoum in which he related his ordeal and showed to the audience the signs of torture in his body. What credibility does he have?
5.The SPLA must present its evidence to the courts as there is nobody above the law.
6.Our party has no interest in being involved in violence as we are aspiring to win the general elections which cannot be held except under conditions of peace and security.
We know what is behind the targeting of the SPLM-DC. It is a plot hatched by the SPLM which is scared about the popular support the SPLM-DC is getting day by day. After it failed miserably in its attempts to obstruct our Founding National Delegates’ Congress which was an unqualified success, the SPLM has resorted to branding us as promoters of violence in an attempt to close the door against our political activities. But they forget that such procedures could only be consummated before the courts of law.
It is a pity that the SPLA is being dragged into political battles which is a violation of the Constitution and the law.
We pay our heartfelt condolences for the lives of the innocent civilians who lost their lives in this unfortunate incident and we call for a thorough investigation by neutral parties in order to uncover those responsible for this incident for the law to take its course.
The Information Department
SPLM-DC.
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There is no surprise at all for new Accusations about having a militia in Upper Nile State. But the fact is, if SPLM-DC have militia where do they come from? Who is the leader of the militia? If SPLM-DC have a militia, why the supporter of SPLM-DC has been torture in to death by SPLA in Upper Nile State? All the area in South has been occupied by SPLA this is an illegitimate statement.
I`m not blame SPLA for their involvement in to political game, because SPLM party has NO power to persuade Southerner not to Support SPLM-DC in political ways instead of using force from SPLA. And you the SPLA you are not a SPLM party Army, you are belong to Government of South Sudan Army NO matter who lead the Government. Therefore, if you are going to make false stereotyping against SPLM-DC party; we already know your position and also we tolerate your torture. Meanwhile, we are not going to surprise for your involvement in tom political game because if the blind lead blind they all fall in to the hold, this is what blind SPLM doing .Make sure our country situation will deteriorating if you will not stop all threats to SPLM-DC members. Frankly speaking, SPLM-DC will work freely in South and Sudan in general .SPLM-DC will rescue our Government from collapse, SPLM-DC will give the freedom to all the citizen of country, SPLM-DC will protect the civilian. SPLM-DC is our future party that will lead our country through democratic way.
Regards
Isaac Thok Moses
SPLM-DC Representative Australia
Southern tribes have been living side by side peacefully and even marry each other before and after the Sudan independence.
But since 2005, our people expereince growing of tribalism and deadly engagements between former peaceful nieghboring tribes.
In Jongli state, almost more than 1000 Southerners were killed by their own fellows since the begining of this year without counting those killed in the previous years.
In Juba, we come to know Mundari and Bari become enemies and waged deadly war against each other.
In Upper Nile, most of the peaceful parts of South, Anakdar and Abanimo villages were burned to ashes and many villagers were mercilessly slaughtered on Jan 10,09.
Last week in Upper Nile again, innocent people were killed again by their own fellows.
We all as Southerners and Sudanese need to find solution to bring an end to the bloody life facing our civilians in South rather than blaming SPLM-DC without military, constitutional and judicial powers.
How could it be possible for young party still recruiting its members to carry out an attack in South where it has no present on the ground?
Who are then to be blame for all bloody incidents mentioned above that happened before the establishment of the SPLM-DC?
SPLM as ruling party is responsible for judicial, legislative and constitutional institutions in South. Therefore, its accusation must be conducted through those governmental offices based on legal findings and bring the assassins to justice to convict them against their crimes. After conviction, the identities of criminal and their political, religious and social associations will be uncovered to the public if they are find guilty.
Now SPLM accused SPLM-DC for recently Upper Nile killing of innocent people which is related to tribalism created since 2005.SPLM-DC was founded to unite the Southerners and Sudanese not to encurage the wrong policy of SPLM/GOSS and it is not involve in ongoing tribalism in the South. Therefore, SPLM-DC must hold SPLM accountable before law to prove its allegation to the public or vindicate SPLM-DC publicly from false its accusation.
William Okuch.