South Sudan politicians say ICC “orchestrated by outsiders”
April 2, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – Southern Sudanese political leaders denounced the arrest warrant for the President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir saying it was politically motivated and “orchestrated by outsiders.”
Some 64 southern Sudanese political leaders and figure met in Kenana, on the eastern bank of the White Nile, 250km south of Sudan’s capital, to discuss the ICC decision and to review the political situation in the south.
Chaired Gissimalla Aldallah Rassas, Former President of the High Executive Council for Southern Sudan, the two day meeting was also attended by Presidential Advisor Bona Malwal, former foreign minister Lam Akol, among others.
“President Al-Bashir, is our head of state, accountable only to us, the people of Sudan and no to any other body anywhere in the world. Sudan is not a member of the ICC and the ICC move against our President is clearly orchestrated by outsiders, to subject Sudan to their whims.”
The statement further reaffirmed the rejection of the ICC move and described it as “part of new international order” aiming to control the developing countries.
The meeting also argued that President Al-Bashir signed three peace agreements in the country in southern eastern and western parts of sudan. “An attempt to remove him from power at this juncture, by whatever means, including through the ICC indictment efforts, is an attempt to derail all the functioning Sudanese peace agreements.”
The southern leaders urged Darfur rebels to negotiate a political settlement for the conflict and pledged to support Al-Bashir as long as he remains committed to the signed peace deals.
“To President Al Bashir, we wish to assure him that as long as he upholds the principle of search for peace, for all the people of Sudan and as long as he continue to implement the peace agreements that he has already signed into law for the good of all the people of Sudan no ICC will remove him from power.”
The judges of the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I issued on March 4 an arrest warrant for the Sudanese president on seven counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Sudan refused to recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC saying it has not ratified the treaty establishing the court. Currently there are two ICC arrest warrants pending for Ahmed Haroun, state minister for humanitarian affairs, and militia commander Ali Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman, also know as Ali Kushayb.
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Jayo
What South is called Kenana???
Those so-called South Sudan leaders do not represent anyone in the South.We have 10 states in the South,why then did they have to hold two day meeting near Khartoum if they have anything to do with the South???
Those traitors and Arab-shoe leekers will remain in the North when we vote to for independent.Why do they meet only when Bashir was to be arrested?Did they ever meet to discuss any affairs of the South??I don’t have any trust in them.
True Southerners leaders discuss our well-being in Juba,Wau,Yei,Torit,Malakal,Bentiu,Bor,Yambio,Rumbek and Aweil
Mathiang
South Sudan politicians say ICC “orchestrated by outsiders”
This is very disturbing report for our fellow southern sudanese to be taking Bashir side. Lam and Bona Mawual, each of them has always worked for his own self interest, so for them to claimed southern sudanese voice is just nothing, but Bashir propaganda. Sudan problem is not just the name arab, but it is Bashir. we, southern sudanese should always ask ourselves first, when did Bashir became our Friend ? CPA came as a result of our long struggle against Bashir ideologies. One successful ideology of Bashir is using sudanese against each other. For Southern Sudan rightnow, we should keep our nose out of Bashir Icc problem. Icc is not fighting against sudanese, but only against Bashir, so let Bashir dance with his own music.
Ben-Fu
South Sudan politicians say ICC “orchestrated by outsiders”
Don’t you know that Bashir has paid a team that he select especially to rule Southern Sudan in Khartoum?
Wake up people, Southern leaders are divided and will soon be too late to know that they have fails their duties to unite and lead Southerners with pride.
Well they are crying out after criminal Bashir and they don’t care who die in Darfur or in any part of Sudan. Bashir is the corrupted King.
All African leaders defend him with their souls.
Joseph
South Sudan politicians say ICC “orchestrated by outsiders”
Politicians,
Play your games, but one thing you should acknowledge if this CPA collapses the Southern Sudan shall be independent country and shall be recognizes by the world.
tayeb M. Alhassan
South Sudan politicians say ICC “orchestrated by outsiders”
FINALLY WE COME TO FIGHT TOGETHER ONE HAND FOR OUR COUNTRY SUDAN. Let traitors and ICC fans drink from the Read Sea
Citizen
South Sudan politicians say ICC “orchestrated by outsiders”
Kanana is a geographical error for southerners to meet in defend for Mr.Coup D’Etat the killer and the criminal.
The delegates who were meeting r photocophies southerners, the pretenders who have sold their birth right like Esau in the bible, who want to protect the flow of their money, they r pretenders, hello guys let them eat, it is the same oil money from El Bashir, we should only advise them to be careful not to be slaughtered like goats after satisfaction because we love them too much, the black dealers.
To inform Mr.Engineer, hi man u r in error of ur application of law, u have only read civil law OR DOMESTIC LAW but you have forgotten that, there is an INTERNATIONAL LAW which bound all the states some of its articles are compulsory of which the article on the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity in fact all war crimes, Iam sorry to waste my time to lecture to the mathematician who may not the application of law and not the historian.
Thank,
Mr.Citoyen (Citizen) a Law students
Hillary B.M.L,M
South Sudan politicians say ICC “orchestrated by outsiders”
GISSIMALLA ABDALLA RASSAS, This man is out again,for very long time he disappeared since 1970s and appeared chairing the meeting of “Southern Sudanese’s Wrong Politicians” The point is, what are those gangs up to, what do they need? I heard Lam is forming his own party and may be they are there in Kenena for that reason, for those who do not Kenena, the Town is just some miles from Khartoum, i was there last month.
kuduhal
South Sudan politicians say ICC “orchestrated by outsiders”
Iam personaaly calling for southern authorities to sue Lam Bona and others NCP party;s
officals who had alienates and abuses southern sudan in that forum to the court of law or form Southern sudan’s committee to investigate this abuse of power.
Look this metting has no kiir’s Mandate but organised by sudan government and called it south sudan political leaders,
Doctor Lam is not an importance “ELEMENT” any more in southern sudan But “GREAT ENEMY”
if it is offical from Southern sudan then SPLA members would have a position in the topic descussed.all i can see are all southern sudan;s “ENEMIES”
iam regarding this work as government making to sell SPLA right to the international community with out legal documentary for southern sudan,
it is like what happen in khortum when Street people where organised by govenment to riots on behave of Darfur people and said these are darfur people.
MA minus opportunity.