S. Sudan’s president declares state of emergency, holds security meeting

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S. Sudan’s president declares state of emergency, holds security meeting

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July 18, 2017 (JUBA)- South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Tuesday
convened an emergency meeting of the national security committee in
the capital, Juba a day after declaring a state of emergency in parts
of the country.

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South Sudan president Salva Kiir at a meeting with security officials,
July 17, 2017 (ST)

The meeting followed the communal clashes in four states. The state of
emergency covered parts of Aweil East, Wau, Gogrial and Jonglei
states.

The order did not, however, mention which specific places in the state
were affected. It not known which areas will be affected since such a
declaration is usually followed by the introduction of special
measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually
connected to civil unrest or natural disasters like earthquakes.

Martial laws apply for civil unrest in the area. And in most cases,
the measures affect operations of local schools and other economic
activities since it hampers movement.

South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, Vice the President
James Wani Igga, Adviser for Security Tut Gatluak, Minister of
National Security, Obuto Mamur, Minister of Defense Kuol Manyang,
Minister of Interior, Michael Chiangjiek, Minister of Justice Paulino
Wanawilla and the Minister of Information, Broadcasting & Postal
Service, Michael Makuei Lueth attended the meeting.

However, the other officials and officers who attended the meeting
were the minister in the office of the president, Mayiik Ayii, finance
minister, Central Bank governor, the inspector general of police,
deputy chief of defense forces, director generals for internal and
external security bureaus of the security service, Akol Koor Kuc and
Thomas Duoth and director of army military intelligence, Gen. Marial
Nuor.

The country’s minister of interior, who doubles as the spokesperson of
the committee, Michael Chiangjiek said that the meeting discussed
security situation in the Countrywide and the measures to be used to
resolve the matters

Chiangjiek emphasised on the recent communal clashes between Jonglei
state and Boma states were part of the agenda of the meeting held
today. The committee, he said, condemned in "strongest" terms the
attacks in which 30 people lost their lives, 18 wounded and 7,000
herds of cattle allegedly taken.

It was not clear which community took cows from which community in the region.

Unconfirmed reports, mainly on social media, blamed the ethnic Murle
over the raid.

Chiangjiek said that the committee had agreed to form an investigation
committee to look into the incident urgently. He said that the Boma
state government had been ordered to collect all cattle that were
raided and sent back to Jonglei state in order to avoid revenge from
the youth of Jonglei state.Other issues discussed at the meeting were
the deteriorating security situation in Gogrial state.

The committee reportedly agreed to deploy the army in the area to
provide security and protect citizens.

(ST)

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19 July 00:01, by Kush Natives

Like really? Will it bring the violent crime down in those
mentioned states? Let’s wait and see! Why no one from Murlei tribe in
the meeting?

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19 July 00:28, by Kuch

Kush Natives,
This is a usual SUDAN TRIBUNE made up story how many times are
you fellows been informed that SUDAN TRIBUNE is a foreign online
tabloid edited in France by a cloned so-called Arab of North Sudan?
SUDAN TRIBUNE and RADIO TAMAZUJ have offices in South Sudan or
journalists, but spies fellows>>>

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19 July 00:37, by Kuch

And most of the SUDAN TRIBUNE stories are created by North
Sudan spies and some South Sudanese who want to make a few dollars
from the CIA, MI6 & other foreign operatives posing as NGOs workers or
freelance journalists here in South Sudan while they are working for
their corporate America & European regime change business in our
country fellows>>>

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19 July 00:48, by Kuch

The NGO workers of USAID, of MSF, OXfam-UK etc are all
fool of CIA, MI6, Mosad and other foreign agents. The so-called white
Americans, English other creeps who called themselves journalists are
not always actual journalists but spies. Do you fellows know that our
country is where is where the foreign hyenas are salivating to
plunder?>>>

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19 July 00:57, by Kuch

These foreign hyenas have succeeded with their
regime change business in central Africa republic & Libya but their
most prized country in Africa with resources to be regime changed & be
plundered by them is our country, South Sudan. But their regime change
business seems not to be working in their favour. Their puppet & some
of his fools they are using as pawns/proxies>>>

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19 July 01:03, by Newsudan

Gen.Kiir Mayardit has also order 33 governors
to cleared all negative forces in their States in coordination with
peace wing forces of STD

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19 July 01:06, by Kuch

To regime change the current government of
South Sudan are no where near achieving that goal & so these foreign
hyenas plan B is to use their Riek Machar puppet & a few of his fools
they are using as pawns/proxies as their bargaining card with or
blackmails to the government of South Sudan & the South Sudanese
people. These foreign hyenas are the ones that are demanding to be
included>>>

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19 July 01:15, by Kuch

in the South Sudanese "national dialogue"
and that is why they keep saying in the media that the national
dialogue must be "inclusive". The national dialogue is already
inclusive but these foreign hyenas has no provision in it and is why
they don’t want the national dialogue to succeed. Fellows, even some
lowly informed leaders do not know the white people evil & dirty
intrigues>>>

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19 July 01:25, by Kuch

Dr. John Garang was the one who knew
these foreign hyenas pretty darn well. And Dr. Garang guarded the
SPLM/A from being infiltrated by the CIA, MI6 etc who used to pose
themselves as NGOs or humanitarian aid workers during our genuine war
of independence from our cloned so-called Arab North Sudan. These
foreign hyenas eventually killed Dr. Garang right after 2005 CPA
anyway because they knew>>>

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19 July 01:34, by Kuch

With Dr. Garang on the helm, there
was no chance for these hyenas to plunder our country at whim. Still,
they even again find that Salva Kiir is not also their idiot to give
our country on a clean plate to their Wall street and their banking
cartels. And that’s why their Riek Machar puppet seems to be their
guy. But they know Riek Machar is a damage good & unpalatable to
majority of South Sudanese>>>

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19 July 01:45, by Kuch

But they hoped others like
Pagan Amuom, Majak Shoot, Thomas Cirillo could both be acceptable to
South Sudanese people and their own business & geopolitical interests
in our country. Which may not have been a bad idea. But their Barack
Obama, Susan Rice, Susan Paige, Hillary Clinton and their other hawks
at their then States department have badly messed up the US good
relationship it used to have with South Sudanese people with their
regime change>>>

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19 July 01:56, by Kuch

business and to use South
Sudan & the south Sudanese people as their geopolitical chess game.
Now the South Sudanese people have reverted back to their old ways of
distrust to white people, Arab or foreigners in general. A few like
some Riek Machar supporters who seem to favour the US, the UK, their
UN & their NGOs dirty business in our country will will up pretty darn
soon against these creeps>>>

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19 July 05:20, by
Dinka Aliap Chawul

There’s
rebellions,,famine,,raiding,tribal wars,diplacements and rampants
insecurity in the countrywide and off course no reliable salaries from
topbottom govt servants with inclusions of army and other security
organs while living is expensive ,these itselves is calls what? Its a
total failure and its better you decide to chose one reasonable
friendly face within to try to save our country.

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19 July 05:53, by john locke

Kuch, please seek mental help.. you continually ramble on about
the same nonsense that makes no sense.. please, get some help. I mean
it. As for this article, its clear that kiir now realized that cannot
uproot us in pagak, so now hes going to plan B. Declaring a state of
emergency. The country is broke and cant pay her soldiers, let alone
her politicians. Kiir turned our country into a joke

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19 July 06:17, by Malakal county Simon

Somlization is in the making in country rule by illiterate
failed president.... Murle has just killed Mouth piece Michael makuey
Lueth just two days and now the president who Bor people’s called him
God-father after John Garang has declared Jonglie as part of State
emergency?? Just to prevent angry Bor Youth to retaliate against
Murle? Haha what’s a game!!!!

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19 July 06:24, by Malakal county Simon

Somlization is in the making in this country rule by
illiterate failed president.... Just two days ago Murle has killed
Mouth Michael Makuey Lueth tribe men, and now the president who Bor
people’s called him God-father after John Garang has declared just
declared Jonglie as part of State emergency?? Just to prevent the
angry Bor to retaliate against the Murle?? Haha what’s a game!!!!

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19 July 06:58, by john locke

I dont believe that michael makuei lueth is dead.. that must be a lie