Dinka elder rejects calls for sanctions on S. Sudan leaders

[Elisabeth Janaina]

Dinka elder rejects calls for sanctions on S. Sudan leaders

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August 2, 2017 (JUBA) - A member of the Jieng (Dinka) Council of
Elders (JCE) has rejected calls seeking imposition of sanctions on the
two main rival leaders in South Sudan, saying the time was not right.

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South Sudan President Salva Kiir (C) adresses a press conference
together with FVP Riek Machar (R) and SVP James Wani at the State
House on July 8, 2016 (Reuters Photo)

Aldo Ajou Deng Akuey remarks followed Tuesday’s calls by the New
York-based Human Right Watch as well as earlier calls from the
London-based Amnesty International, which advocated sanctions on the
two rival leaders.

“Their concentration on African leaders in promoting sanctions and
indictments by International Criminal Court is not contributing to
peaceful resolutions to arms conflicts, and had never saved lives
anywhere in Africa. Many countries are really in war with themselves,’
Akuey told Sudan Tribune.

“These wars have never drawn the attention of these organizations but
are good at only accusing African leaders and not suggesting or
contributing to problem solving proposals,” he added.

He accused the western world, particularly the United States of
failing to finding solutions to conflicts affecting African nations.

The JCE is considered an advisory board to South Sudan President Salva Kiir.

Akuey is optimistic peace would return to South Sudan, but warned
those against the resolution of the civil war to give peace a chance.

“They are aware that peace is gathering fresh momentum in South Sudan.
And that the Intergovernmental Authority for Development, with
unwavering backing from African Union, European Union, Troika (USA, UK
and Norway) and the United Nations Security Council (with Russia,
China and France supporting), are all on standby, ready to attend the
Peace Revitalization Conference concerning the Agreement on Resolution
of Conflict in South Sudan, ARCSS, signed in August 2015, in Addis
Ababa, on 13 August 2017”, he said.

The conference, he said, will be attended by all warring parties, with
completely new attitudes, change of mind and willingness to end war.

Human Rights Watch, on Tuesday, called for imposition of sanctions
against the top South Sudanese leaders it considers responsible for
abuses meted against civilians.

Those on the proposed list, the New York-based advocacy group said,
are President Kiir, also the army commander-in-chief, leader of armed
opposition forces, Machar and Gen. Paul Malong Awan, the ex-army chief
of general staff.

"The leaders of South Sudanese government and opposition have not
managed to stop atrocity crimes committed against the civilian
population, including killings, rape and forced displacement, the
human rights watchdog said.

Almost 2 million people have reportedly deserted South Sudan, while
another two million remain internally displaced since the beginning of
the conflict in December 2013.

(ST)

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3 August 05:39, by Sunday Junup

JCE stand for Jieng Council of Evil

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3 August 05:55, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam

JCE are joking , because messing of South Sudan is in their hands.

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3 August 06:23, by Akeen Mangarthon

What is wrong to Sudan Tribune??? Aldo Ajou is a national member
of parliament representing his constituency in Northern Bhar el Gazal.
Why does ST reporter based the report on his tribe identity instead of
his official occupation? For those who were complaining of blocking
sudan tribune and other 3 websites, do you enjoy this promotion of
tribalism? The last option is to arrest and kills inciters

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3 August 08:55, by Kuch

You know what is with SUDAN TRIBUNE Mr. Akeen? SUDAN TRIBUNE
is a foreign online tabloid that is dedicated to the destruction of
South Sudan & the South Sudanese people. Another foreign online
propagandum machine is *radio TAMAZUJ*. Radio TAMAZUJ was launched as
a mouth-piece to make ’unity attractive’ b/n South Sudan & the then>>>

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3 August 09:17, by Kuch

North Sudan. But when South Sudan overwhelmingly voted
with over 98% to have nothing to do with the cloned Arab north Sudan
again. Then, the evils behind SUDAN TRIBUNE & RADIO TAMAZUJ unleashed
an unprecedented propaganda against South Sudan & the South Sudanese
people. Many South Sudanese people do not know that our country is
being Geopolitically football played around>>>

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3 August 09:33, by Kuch

by *our greatest enemies & those we deemed to be our
true friends* like their their then *East & West* Germany during their
then *cold war* and they hope, they can re-unite our country with
their cloned so-called Arabs of North Sudan we hate to death.
Something that is not going to happen on our watch. But our people
love of free things is being used against us by our enemies & our
so-called friends>>>

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3 August 10:06, by Eastern

Who cares!! The majority of those on the proposed sanction list
are dinka anyway.....