South Sudan opposition party denies supporting rebel groups
August 27, 2011 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s largest opposition party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement for Democratic Change (SPLM-DC), denied on Saturday allegations that it participated in a rebel attack in Upper Nile State.
Malual made the denial in response to an allegation made by Sudan’s ruling party – the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) – that SPLM-DC was behind a recent attack on South Sudan’s army (SPLA) in Kaka in north west Upper Nile.
On Friday Yien Mathew Chol, a spokesman for the SPLM told state-run South Sudan Television and Radio that a rebel group had been forced out of the Kaka area by the SPLA. He alleged that the SPLM-DC led by Lam Akol were behind the attack.
The SPLM-DC were quick to deny the charges on Saturday and challenged the SPLM to prove their involvement in the attack.
“This is not the first we are hearing these allegations. We have been accused several times and they do not support their claims”, said Malual referring to the SPLM.
South Sudan’s ruling party accused the opposition of collaborating with the rebels and that it participated in the fighting between the SPLA and the forces of two armed militia leaders, former SPLA General George Athor and Gordon Koang.
Reports from the state government and SPLA show that 72 people may have died and several others were reported to have sustained severe injuries. An estimated 15 SPLA soldiers were killed.
South Sudan accused North Sudan of backing the attack less than two months after it seceded from the rest of Sudan as part of a 2005 peace deal.
The minister of information in the government of Upper Nile State, Peter Lam Both, said the SPLA repelled the attacks and pushed the rebel groups out of the area on Sunday.
Both said the group responsible for attack was a coalition of rebels under the central command of George Athor.
Athor has admitted that his forces launched the attack in Kaka but denied that he receives any support from Khartoum.
The ex-general began his rebellion after last year’s elections when he lost the race to become governor of neighboring Jonglei state.
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South Sudan opposition party denies supporting rebel groups
shame on SPLM-DC to denied the the involvement in the war
let me assure the readers that they are they one who attack Kaka
The evidence from me is from the war which took place in march 2011.
i was sleeping in Machakos hostel of upper nile university.
when the fighting broke out at 4:20 am
the rebel advance ahead to the town and they were saying SPLM-DC oyee
the who were kiled during the war were from splm-dc youth league and those who ran alive had not come back to malakal.
i am belssing the parliament of entertaining the members of splm-dc in the parliament of south sudan .
shame on chuluk people who are running after food .
death to Dr LAM
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South Sudan opposition party denies supporting rebel groups
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