Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
December 6, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese authorities arrested the SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum and his deputy Yassir Arman, Sudan Tribune has learned.
The Qatar based Al-Jazeera TV website said that its TV crew was prevented from covering the demonstration and their tapes were confiscated.
Reuters said that around 25 SPLM and opposition supporters gathered outside the parliament in the early hours of Monday and were surrounded by police armed with batons and shields.
Arman, a senior member of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) scuffled with police outside the National Assembly and was driven away to a police station, a Reuters witness said.
Police officers beat demonstrators and onlookers with batons as Arman was driven away chanting “freedom.”
Amum speaking through his cell phone from the police station to Al-Jazeera said that they have recieved permission from the interior ministry to carry out the demonstration.
He said that the law allows for staging protests if they notify the authorities beforehand. He accusd the government of breaching the constitution and resorting to restricting freedoms.
The Darfur Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) issued a statement calling on all its supporters in the capital to join the demonstration and “extract their rights to express their free will in their present and the future of their country”.
“The movement urges all Sudanese opposition forces to join forces” the statement read.
It was also reported that the police detained the SPLM figure Abbas Goma’a who also holds the post of the state minister for interior in the coalition government.
The Sudanese authorities surrounded the headquarters of the Umma Party. An eyewitness said that the police threw tear gas.
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The Sudanese opposition groups vowed to stage mass demonstration at the parliament on Monday despite a last minute ban made by the authorities on the rally raising fears of a confrontation between the two sides.
The Sudanese interior ministry issued a statement saying that the political parties did not receive proper permission to proceed with the mass protest and warned that those intending to take part in this “illegitimate” demonstration with legal action.
The move is a reversal in position by the government which has previously stated that political forces “are entitled to engage in any manifestation that is in accordance with the laws to express their opinion”.
Eyewitnesses who asked not to be named told Sudan Tribune that thousands of heavily armed policemen took up positions in the capital since early morning hours in an apparent bid to curb the protests.
The bulk of the parties which signed up to take part in the rally include those signatories to the Juba declaration last September in a conference hosted by Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM).
The parties are protesting the delay in passing crucial laws including the national security and referendum bill. A memorandum is set to be delivered to the national assembly.
However, the Sudanese cabinet unexpectedly announced that Monday will be a holiday in order to allow people to register for voting before the deadline expires. The decision prompted some opposition figures to view it as an attempt to kill the planned rally.
The SPLM Secretary General, Pagan Amum said that around 50,000 are expected to take part in today’s demonstrations. He added that the number will increase within two weeks if the laws do not get passed in this timeframe.
Yesterday Amum said that Monday will be a “historical day for the start of mass popular movement for freedom”.
The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir met today separately with Umma Party leader Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) chief Mohamed Osman Al-Mirghani.
Al-Mirghani, who boycotted the Juba conference, told reporters afterwards that Sudanese issues cannot be handled only between the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) and the SPLM.
The Umma party leader Al-Mahdi said he proposed to Bashir an “elections Code of honor” and Sudan state media reported that Bashir told the ex-PM that it is needed in order to pave the way for the coming Elections, stressing the necessity of displaying it to all political parties for reviewing and studying it.
Al-Mahdi added that strong national efforts are needed in the upcoming period to address the issues of differences. He indicated that an inclusive national gathering shall be called to tackle points of differences with regard to the Act of the Security, the referendum, the issues of Darfur and the freedoms.
However, the Umma party leader made no mention of the planned demonstration though other officials confirmed their intention to participate.
The leader of the Darfur rebel group, Abdel-Wahid Al-Nur said he supports the SPLM in “achieving the legitimate rights of Southerners”.
“The problem of the South is the same problem of all Sudan whether in Darfur or in the east. We need a new state based on values of liberalism, citizenship and secularism” Al-Nur said.
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BUSTA 2
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Pagan Amum is dead living thing,
This man seems to be trouble maker why all the time full of problem??
Please those who advise him should do so otherwise his days are numbered. This is not time for joking Amum be very careful with your life.
Brother in Christ,
Busta 2
Oduko
BREAKING NEWS: Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
hahahaha good news ever!! they must face justice cause the two man try to breakdown CPA in front of Sudanese face so sweet good job national sicurity and our president as well for order.
Dinka Boy
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Propaganda.
They are liers.
If that was true then that mean the war start in Sudan.
Please stop posting false articles.
Thanks
Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Good because black SPLA party has been arresting SPLA-DC activities in South, now face the truth and don’t regret your own problems. Religion and politics are individual choice and must be allow to be practice free anywhere. SPLA get prepared to fight for your bravery Amum to be released. I wish this happen to coward shareholder Mr Kiir.
Hillary B.M.L,M
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Bad news,
SPLA Should watch out otherwise Kirr will be arrested and kill. So CPA is finished, all Guns will be confiscated, this a true things on the ground now started with SPLA Secretary General and his Deputy.
Why is your power SPLA???
J.James
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Guys
Those who support arabs are all stupid kids who don’t know how arab are bad.
Please Khartoum must release Pagan and Yasir Arama mmidiately before SPLM could take drastic measures against Khartoum regimes.
We in the south are out of patient towards Khatoum notorious, hateful, sp called government in Khartoum.
God bles the writer is laways peace lover.
Oduck Bol
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Wow.
I think, from this days until 2012,it is not a funny game any more. SPLM should not include itself with coalition groups which was planned by UMMA party, Truabi and other parties to destroy the CPA. The protest is not the SPLM case.SPLM has international can back them up if CPA has violated by NCP.
You have been fooled now,what is next?.SPLM should quite the Coalition.
thokpiny de Deng de Thokpiny
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
this is serious,please tell Salvar to quite going to Khartoum immediately and inform the SPLA,to standby.I see now that there is no need to waste time talking about the fucking united sudan because Arabs ares showing us their real asses .let united now and get ready for the worst or elese we will all be in hell whether you are Dinka or shit
Adam
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Dear Southerners,
I earlier warned that SPLM is not behaving the way they should to safeguard the hopes of South Sudan. I also mentioned in many of my posts at this website that CPA is the peaceful and way. But Mr. Amum and his allies are destroying everything. They spare no effort to make troubles to the already troubled people of Sudan.
You cannot call for this protest while you boycott the parliament where the laws have to be discussed and finally approved. What is it SPLM wants to achieve? Laws are made with the peace partners, approved in the Council of Ministers and then passed by the Parliament. SPLM has not been cooperative in all that. it behaves in a naive and unprofessional way. This will lead nowhere. No one will support the hardliners.
Now, things are getting more difficult for us who want a separate South Sudan. I heard Mr. Amum saying over the BBC that he has been arrested by the police. He claims that the police has used excessive force. How this could be justified while he could talk to the BBC via mobile? This is irresponsible. He is now having a real taste of how human rights abuse feels like. SPLM is not allowing political freedom in the South. It is known and documented. Why SPLM is crying for freedom and human rights in the North? Has SPLM allowed its peace partner and other parties freedom in the South?. The Council of Ministers issued a resolution that no rally is allowed period. SPLM cannot break the law and then cry. It is better to set a good example of good and fare political practice than such a brainless moves.
I am so disturbed by the news – all Southerners should, but not because Amum and his Jalaba deputy were arrested, but because the coming election and consequently the CPA is been jeopardized by the blind SPLM leadership.
I hope that the people of South Sudan in Khartoum will not participate in any peace disturbance. They should not follow SPLM astray leadership to cause more damage to CPA.
How to solve this crisis, Mr. President of South Sudan must take severe actions now – not an hour later.
O ye Southerners UNITE
Adam Milawaki, Kansas
peter gatdet
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Dear, Southereners.
Southerners,what r u waiting for? this is day of self-declaraion, we should declare our independency today.
Gatwech
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Southerners,
The news of humaliating arrest of Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman have been reported over the news every where.
Look, I have been telling you that Pagan Amum is looking for a crisis which he could not control. See the humiliation done to him! He has been arrested like a thief or street boy found messing up with people in the bar.
Pagan Amum always wants to avoid the peaceful and successful way of negotiating the laws. The CPA is mostly implemented and there are other smart ways by the SPLM team, led by Dr. Riek Machar to convince Bashir and Taha to complete the referendum laws and popular consultations.
The so-called laws for democratic transformation are useless since SPLM itself is not ready for the elections. They don’t even nominate their candidate because they have difficulty in nominating the candidate. So why create unncessary crisis because of such useless laws. And why not use other avenues to settle them if they are that serious NOW!
The referendum law is 95% agreed. The most important provision needed which is the 51% to declare the South independent is already agreed by Dr. Machar and Taha. The remaining part is only the turnout percentage which is closely between 55% (SPLM position) and 60% (NCP’s position). They are very close to reaching an agreement and therefore it is unnessary to create a crisis that will only worsen the situation over an issue close to agreement.
Pagan Amum just wants to show himself foolishly that he fights for the rights of the people, but instead he drags the people to war when we are at the verge of referendum.
He is now arrested like a kid and we only pray that he is released safe. You will see him running to his mansion in Denver, Colarado, USA. This man should stop his HIT AND RUN attitude. CPA needs those who have deep understanding of the situation to handle it wisely until 2011.
Paul Lokuji Micah daudi
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
God save the Sudan from all this crisis.
The question is where is the two committees that are negotiating on this issues is it the works of Amum and Arman to take over from Machar and Taha,Please I agree with most of the comments but this is not the time to cause havoc because we are almost some where to the referendum then why cause all this mess,if the SPLM has nothing to do now let them work on the other issues here in Juba than waste time.
If Amum and Arman had been enjoying their life’s in the US,Cairo,Nairobi but the simple Southerners had suffered good enough from the War that had left the South in drags.
Please President Kiir this is the time to fire this good boy and get a bad boy to do the job than wasting time and energy.
ogopadj
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
99% of the idiots, who comment to the news on this Website, are retarded!! Who doesn’t know the meaning of a protest? People protest for what they think is right for them. Pagan has no problem. He is doing it for his freedom as well as the freedom of his fellow citizens like YOU.
I’m longing to see some of these idiots. I know many of these idiots live in the West. They are just here playing electronic games, drinking, partying, waiting for the little monthly money as assistants from the governments, and breaking boredom by making senseless comments on Sudan Tribune. I live in the West too but I think I’m not as stupid as many of you guys. All these comments don’t make sense. From these comments I can propose a conclusive assumption; we got losers who would be happy to lose Sudan to the Arabs.
If you aren’t a loser then why do you think Pagan is wrong for his actions? Think about it. I have seen how stupid people are in the West. Many people have no life at all.
You better change otherwise you will die commenting on this Website when others are enjoying the fruits of democratic actions like the Pagan’s.
Peace.
Anonymous.
Akuma
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
I wonder sometime they way people in Sudan do theirs. Only Pagan Amum and Yassir Arman are only leaders that fighting for the rights of people and democracy in Sudan?
Are they only leaders that are superior and well political experts there in Sudan? Where are the rests? or they are only representing Oppsitions parties in Sudan Khartuom.
Pagan and Arman should stop confusing Sudanese if they only people who can fight and they rests are grapping to renting expensive houses outside like some GOSS Ministers whose families are here in USA.
Demonstration should be not done in Khartoum because those leaders are NCP opposers and they can be kill without comments, this forthcoming election time, many assisinators will come up and dismantle all claiming leaders who try to oppose NCP regime.
Don’t wait for clarification, Pagan and Arman are arrested, and they may face justice, after court, they may be sent to death or life in prison, because that demonstration, Arabs mostly NCP term as Coup.
Southern Sudan Government need urgent release of those leaders other Arabs plans in Dry season has begun.
KEEP WATCH; THIS IS DRY SEASON FOR ALL ARABS PLANS WAITING FOR IMPLEMENTATIONS,
SOUTHERNERS YOUR EYES.
Dr. Akuma, Chicago USA
Augustino
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Dear all I have been very carefully in reading all your comments and I did very happy with some of possitive comments from good citizens who loves unity but not happy with comments from Nuer stupide boys who monger the war between small group of dinka and their large stomach riders nuer. the question is who arrested the politicians? is Dinka Bor or Bashir? yes it is Bashir. what is the point of war between Dinka Bor and Nuer here? this issue is very big issue at national level which needs wise people to comments on them carefully for solution to be reached. back to the point there, Pagan and yasir including others are not wrong but Bashir never know some thing about democratic they are talking about. He know only killing and cheating as the features of his democratic style. but it is opposite to democratice that known to Pagan and Yesir which base on freedom and expression of freedom. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ not to repeat the death like the one happened during the death of our late Doctor John Garang time.
I want to warn those stupide Nuer boys who wanted to spoil the name of Doctor Riak Macher Teny who had already repended from his sins of killing innocent people in years back to 1992. please Riak is a leader at national level and not at nuer level and if you thing so then you are wrong and against his leadership he looking to uphold in the futur.
thank you for stupidity.
augustino in australia
ASADIG
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
what has happened to the SPLM seniors officials and the mass in general is realy serious breach to the CPA and constitution, and it’s obvious and clear that the NCP in particular doesn’t wana help get the country out of dilema and a byss.
these group of thugs(NCP police and security inteligents)and their cotries know no laws at all.today’s incidnent is a testemony.
Amum and Yasir, have done a great to sudan and other political parties by taking people to street demonstrate peacefully but it would have been an uprising if they had informed the riff raff,mass of people in OMBADA,HAG JOSIF and other shanty are unaware of it besides taking precoious measurse if the NCP try to block it.
if don’t know why do some of ill,narrow minded people critise them insted of joing the protest.
Martin D Ajhak
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Bravo Amum & Arman,
Your voices are heard and you have caught Al Bashir red-handed. Arresting is not helping Al Bashir at the moment. The remaining part on our way to freedom is critical and it needs you to work hard beyond threat and intimidation.
CPA would have been meaningless to Southerners if you were not there.
Good on you guys South loyalists behind you
Africano
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
The Dinkas should get ready to fight with Northerners. They should not take for granted that the other southerners will help them time with their war. They have been enjoying the fruits of peace on the back of others. Now let them get ready for their war. Dinkas go ahead with your plans.
Equatorian_Narrator
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Oh!Oh!Oh!
Now this is a direct peovocation,which clamours a prompt and aggressive reaction from all Southerners.How can the government arrest an outstanding southern Sudanese politician in this very crucial time?Do we deserve such humilation?NEVER!!!
I’ve always been wondering,why do our leaders still stick in Khartoum to form such stupid groups e.g SPLM Northern Section?There is nothing such as SPLM Northern section,where the Mundukuru also have their saying,unless we still dream of uncle Garang’s actualisation of liberating the complete country.
If you ask me,I definately see no reason for Southerners to hang around in the North and dream of setting permanent roots in that desert.I suggest they sell all their belongings in the North and head back to develop the South.For comrades,who are still at odds with themselves e.g Dr.Lam,I honestly advise them to decide for themselves,whether they’d still love to share the bowl of Foul with those crackheads or not.This should happen very soon,because our frontiers would then not be permeable for boot-lickers and power-greedy,corrupt characters
The North is not what a diehard worrior from the South should be merited for.Pack you items and GO HOME for goodness sake.
EQ-Narrator
Nicholas Mayan
Dear Southers…….
You are southerners should not let yourselves to be played with, You know the Northerners always are very clevers, they always knows how to play games, specially with to the southerners. So you need to be carefully.
Nicholas
Kur
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Dictators will not be allowed ro hold us hostage in our country. All peace and freedom loving people of Sudan must rise up to remove this evil regime. What they are doing now means they do not want election. instead are proposing that the country should go back to war. Bashir must be stopped.
Kur
Ramshnoah
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Hi guys as u can see these two heroes here are being arrested know that the number of days of Mohammed Omer Hassan el Bashir are nummbered and believe me though South Sudan is to be Indepedence, Sudan shall never be the same. Bashir is now loosing legitimatecy which he was getting from the Sudanese citizens as a whole. There for I request Amum and Yashir Armun that never give up we don’t want to be two Indepenedent countries when we have the chance for Unity. It is just at the interest of Bashir and some of his ruling cliques that they want South to Seperate so that they shall never be taken to ICC. because they know that people like Pagan Amum and Yashir Armun shall never give up in seeing that this illigimate constituitional violater, the dictatorial,and a traitor callled Bashir goes to Haque. This Shows his mul – administration. Now to those in South Sudan who are looting the money of the locals please wacth out ur days are also numbered people like Pagan Amum disserve to be honoured with heroism because of what they are doing but for You, I don’t know how to put it. But your corruption, yr tribalistic tedency,ur illigimatecy,ur incapability to lead South Sudan one day one time shall come to light I am back to Nageria.
Thanks may Sudan never be the same again
now and forever amen.
Apole Enah
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Dear President Kiir,
H.E. Lt. General Salva Kiir Mayardit, First Vice President of the Republic of Sudan, President of the Government of Southern Sudan, Chairman of SPLM & Commander in Chief of SPLA.
This is a big and tough test in your leadership; otherwise, you have to react appropriately to the unlawful arrest of the SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum and his Deputy Yassir Arman on Monday in the capital Khartoum.
The Southern Sudanese People and SPLM/A are waiting for the orders from you so don’t take too, before the situation is out of hand.
Pagan & his deputy Arman have been very loyal SPLM/A senior members who couldn’t be humiliated in such a way by the Khartoum Government.
Therefore, we called it an organised arrest by both your stupid Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and his Gay husband Omer Hassan Al-Bashir, the fucken President of the Republic of Sudan and the master minded of the Sudan genocide & ICC most wanted!!
Just send the troops to Khartoum or do something else urgently to free your future leaders. The So called Idiot Dr. Lam is having a big party in Khartoum tonight thinking that it’s going to support his rumoured nomination to the presidency. This is all rubbish and something miraculous will happen soon that transform the whole Sudan.
Dear Presidency Kiir, remember if you fail to tackle this problem urgently and successfully, you will see tomorrow will be your turn. President Bashir and Vice Dr. Riek Machar have just put a sharp knife on your throat; it’s just a matter of time to cut. Always learn from Dr.John Garang de Mabior’s Plane crash accident.
Time1
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Thanks to NCP for burrying the Unity of Sudan, i wonder which of NCP members will ever visit south sudan again after this event, am sure he will be put in prison in someway or another.
Joseph
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Pagan, Yasir and other it’s good that you are release. If any of you killed by NCP that would be the end of this country and could be like Iraq within two day wile Bashire could be with ICC by tomorrow. Thank God you are out from those criminal hands; continue straggle for the implementation of CPA. If they kill you we consider you as hero of this movement.
Ben-Fu
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
THE AFRICAN TALIBANS DOING THEIR TRICKS AGAINST,
BASHIR IS SHAKING IN HIS BOOTS SO HE IS STIRRING UP TROUBLE BEFORE HE IS HANDCAGED. DEVIL MONSTERS WILL NEVER LEARN FROM THE HISTORY. HE WILL GET WHAT HE WANT TOO SOON, HELL.
demellow
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Its one of the times we need them most, Release them..
AUGUSTINO DENG
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
If the Khartoum Government arrested the SG of the SPLM Mr Pagan Amuom and Yasir Arman, then what did SPLM/SPLA is waiting for? I hope maybe this is just a bias being stratefied by those thirsty bloody people who always want the SPLM/SPLA party to be in no figure.
Africano
Sudan arrests SPLM SG Pagan Amum and Yasir Arman
Pagan Amum is a failed son of Amum Okech who pose himself a leader communist in SPLM. He messing up SPLM and will soon retire to his home in Califoria USA. Yasir Arman is a well known criminal and communist. It is shamefull that SPLM has these thugs as their leaders.