S. Sudan urges South Africa to isolate rebel leader Machar

[Elisabeth Janaina]

S. Sudan urges South Africa to isolate rebel leader Machar

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June 7, 2017 (JUBA) – A South Sudanese official has requested the
South African government to ensure the armed opposition leader, Riek
Machar, who lives in South Africa, is isolated globally.

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South African President Jacob Zuma meets South Sudan’s First Vice
President, Riek Machar in Pretoria on 18 February 2016 (ST Photo)

"There is no such a thing. Riek Machar is still under arrest. He will
not be allowed until when he denounces violence and accepts returning
to the country as a private citizen,” a cabinet minister in South
Sudan’s coalition government told Sudan Tribune Wednesday.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, claimed South Sudan
President Salva Kiir dispatched Petroleum minister, Ezekiel Gatkuoth
to South Africa with a clear message for its authorities.

“The message is asking the ANC [African National Congress] leadership
and government to unite their ranks and files and speak one voice with
regards to Riek Machar’s activities. He needs to be stopped from
talking to the international community. He is using interactions to
incite situation back here in the country", he said.

The minister, who sits on the 28-member council of South Sudan’s
ruling party’s (SPLM) political bureau, said the government had agreed
that Machar will only return to the country if he denounces violence.

“President Kiir and Riek have developed personal hatred that they can
never sit down and work together peacefully. They have reached a
situation [where] they never work together and so it is better one of
them is kept out if there has to be peace", he said.

Meanwhile, Gordon Buay, South Sudan’s acting head of mission to the
United States, posted a picture of the Petroleum minister meeting
South Africa’s parliament speaker and commended the meeting.

He said Gatkuoth strengthened Machar’s detention in South Africa.

"The complete detention of the prophet of doom masquerading as a vicar
of Ngundeng is already taken care of by Amb. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth",
wrote Buay on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

In September 2012, South Africa signed an agreement establishing
diplomatic relations with the young nation, a year after the latter
attained independence.

The agreement was expected to lay the basis for the conclusion of
other agreements, particularly economic and trade-related frameworks,
aimed at promoting two-way trade and investment between the two
countries.

(ST)

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8 June 00:36, by junubi

let the prophet of doom the son of ngundeng carry his owned
cross.riak machol must face the tune

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8 June 01:29, by lino

I wonder if solving the problems of SS will require an
isolation of one person?!!!
A big zoo must be opened by international community to place
so many leaders who are barking now a day!!!
The future will tell if this policy works!!!

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8 June 01:46, by Maduur

Lino,

He should denounce violence and everything will be fine.
Otherwise he is a South Sudanese but he is killing his people
particularly the Nuers. He still has the opportunity to run for
presidency when elections time comes.

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8 June 06:29, by Eastern

The situation in South Sudan KEPT DETERIORATING SINCE Machar
left Juba; IT HAS NOT BEEN IMPROVING. El Tabani once said he’s has
been parked in South Africa. Has he been "unparked" now? Dr. Machar
will not renounce violence when he’s fighting back in self defence.
Dr. Machar is physically in South Africa but he’s present ALL OVER
South Sudan!!!!

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8 June 01:52, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g

Individuals should not decide the fate of one of greatest South
Sudan liberal democratic politician. Neither should foreigners stand
in his way for stand for justice. Only the population of South Sudan
should take that charge. Gatkuoth and Taban are only for their
stomachs. What have they done for ARCISS? They are anti federal, anti
reform. They are stealing from the treasury right now.

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8 June 05:15, by Wise Fox

IGAD, Trump administration and the bald-head Zulu chief of
South Africa have common interest in SS war, their intention is to
loot SS resources, such a cheap policy will not bring peace to the
people of South Sudan. Hence, the International community need to
accept the truth that the war in SS today, is not about Dr Riek Macher
neither power struggle, but the marginalisation or postcolonial

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8 June 05:45, by Wise Fox

What regional and international community wanted today, is
the continuation of war and after all they will get in and to declared
South Sudan as No-man land for them to loot. Keeping Dr Riek Macher,
in Guantanamo na Zulu, will not stop war in S Sudan ether. What I will
do next as a commander on the ground, is to set oil field on fire,
that is the only option that I can do, to see who will benefit.

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8 June 06:44, by Garang Akeen Tong

Wise fox

Are going to set fire on oil, because one person Dr.
Killer risk Machar.

Good lucks, if you have capacity to capture oil field.