South-South dialogue to start in Khartoum Saturday
November13, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – Eight southern Sudanese political parties today will start South-South Dialogue Conference in the national capital Khartoum to discuss the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
The meeting which is organized by a consortium of Southern Parties will include: SANU, UDSF, United Democratic Party, SPLM-DC, Sudan National Labor Party, USAP-2, South Sudan Democratic Forum, South-Sudan Democratic Front.
The three day meeting means to show the commitment of these parties to the CPA enforcement, “promoting and strengthening inclusiveness GoSS which will effectively discharge its duties of providing effective security for its citizens and protect their property, good governance, combat rampant corruption and unite its political leadership to engage in constructive discourse in tackling the current challenges facing our country.”
The participants have also to tackle the general election and the southern Sudan referendum which will take place in 2011.
SPLM-DC Secretary General Charles Barnaba Kisanga said his party would take part in the meeting to show our desire to consolidate the gains of relative peace brought in Southern Sudan by the CPA.
The Southern Sudan ruling party, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement is accused by many participants at the meeting of restricting their political activities by intimidating and arresting active members. However the southern Sudan ruling party denies the charge.
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Gatwech
South-South dialogue to start in Khartoum Saturday
I predict that these South Sudan political parties will one day be organized under one umbrella and defeat the SPLM in the coming elections. SPLM has no candidates up to now.
Hillary B.M.L,M
South-South dialogue to start in Khartoum Saturday
Where is Isaac Vuni? The Sudan tribune Reporter in Juba, i missed his report for long Time?
Please can some one help me to know the Fate of this Brilliant Reporter, was he alive? jailed, excommunicated or expelled?
This is the Government of South Sudan Worst thing on the Start of Self-rule, what about in the near expected independent? Sure every body would call himherself Sultan on the expenses of others.
longo pi
South-South dialogue to start in Khartoum Saturday
Rumbek North Commissioner skips court trial
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By Manyang Mayom
November 10, 2009 (RUMBEK) – The suspended commissioner of Rumbek North County, John Beliu Awol, has skipped facing a court trial which was set to take place on Monday at the desk of a first grade judge in Rumbek civil court under a mango tree in Lakes state.
Two youths who were tortured in Rumbek North County of Lakes state (photo by M. Mayom) First Grade Judge Buot Puat Yat stayed a long time on Monday waiting for the suspended commissioner, who did not turn up. The court has decided again to adjourn the court hearing to be held by Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the same venue under the mango tree.
The county official is accused of overseeing torture of two youths whom he allegedly believed to be cattle raiders. John Beliu Awol’s accusers, Maliet Marial Abol and his cousin Mangok Dhuor-riak Noon, were present in court on Monday morning waiting for their rival to turn up.
Mr. Beliu Awol’s men are said to have intercepted the two cousins on September 1 in a remote area of Maper ahead of an anticipated raid from Warap state. Accused as cattle raiders, the youths’ lips were burned with fire. But the cousins said that they had been coming from Warap state in order to warn family members of the impending raid. The youths are related to residents on both sides of the inter-state divide across which raiding has taken place.
Last month, Lakes state Deputy Governor and Minister for Local Government and the Law Enforcement Agency, Lt. Col David Nok Marial, issued out a suspension letter demanding Commissioner John Bileu Awol to answer to the case of torture leveled against him.
Among the five charges leveled against Mr. Beliu Awol, the deputy governor wrote “you have tortured and burnt the lips of two young men (2) Looting of the properties from families of the same victims (eight) 8 H/C and one (1) goat. (3) Violent act towards the victims.”
Though the commissioner of Rumbek North County refused to react to the letter of suspension, his fellow county-men on October 23, 2009 welcomed the decision taken by minister of local government Lt. Col. David Nok Marial.
Maper, where the torture took place, is a distance of 75 miles from the capital of Lakes state in Rumbek Central County.
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