Former Sudanese soldiers protest over salary payment delay
January 20, 2008 (KHARTOUM) – Former soldiers of the Sudanese army on Saturday blocked main boulevards in the capital leading to HQ of the army in protest against no-payment of salary and other dues.
Hundreds of former Sudan Armed Forces soldiers went on a rampage in Khartoum last Saturday in protest at the government’s failure to pay them. The demonstration caused a traffic jam in downtown Khartoum after the soldiers blocked bridges and main streets in the capital for over four hours.
The police cordoned off the site but did not intervene, and the demonstrators closed the roads leading to the leadership and blocked traffic for long hours during work hours on Sunday.
The soldiers demanded payment pf their holiday pay, cash advances from their pension and post service benefits.
The spokesperson of Sudan’s army said that they are demanding cash advances which are approved on a case by case basis. He said the others are demanding holiday pay and work is underway to disburse these payments.
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John Amule de Lokolong
Former Sudanese soldiers protest over salary payment delay
Ha ha ha ha ha sound like am listening to my top music in my room.Am sorry for you guys to complain about money from NCP,do you think that you have been employed for money or Mr Beshir was considering you as his servants,bad luck i think you better keep doing whatever he told you to do slaves has no power over his/her rights so what are you trying to show.I can smell that you Sudanese chameleons are trying to protest because your rights are now in power as SPLA are in power over Sudan.but its too later you kill your brother,sisters and now you are changing your colour to South how can this be solve in your view.any way not a problem but has internal effects to those who have experience bad things as your result.Its time right now to understand as written BE WHERE U RE. because next time if things go left right then **blame yourself.