Charges against generals in Bahr El Ghazal are baseless: SPLA spokesman
April 6, 2010 (YIROL WEST) — The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) official spokesman, Major General Kuol Deim Kuol, has strongly denied
accusations levelled against two senior officers in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state by a state citizen on Monday.
SPLA is not concerned with independent candidates or parties’ official nominees because SPLA is very neutral, he said.
Kuol was responding to allegations made by Nguech Jongkoor, a prominent politician from Aweil town whose remarks were published Monday in Sudan Tribune. The politician made specific allegations including that military personnel under direct instructions of SPLA Major General James Ajonga Mawut Unguech Ajonga and Lieutenant General Pieng Deng Kuol ordered the beating of the chiefs in Bar Mayen and Baau Payams for refusing to support candidates of their choice.
In response, the SPLA spokesman labelled Nguech Jongkoor “a permanent member of National Congress Party in the state” and clarified that the beating of the chiefs was an action undertaken by youth in the village and had nothing to do with the SPLA.
Gen. Diem said “Unguech when to Baau Payam and he was dismissed by youth in the village and he was told by youth that NCP which has its own army called SAF burnt our villages during the war. These allegations are baseness – this has happened and it has nothing completely to do with SPLA. It is youth in the village who do not want NCP due to their backstory of war at the past, so the youth did not welcome the member of NCP.”
Responding to the allegation that the generals forced residents to remove campaign posters for independent candidates, he explained how General Pieng and other SPLA senior officers were on tour of various states. “They were received by their community; those commanders including Peing Deng Kuol and Ajango never talked to any member about politics or ordering any beating; while they were in a village, the youth in the village attacked the supporters of somebody called Garang Jal Akuar, who is contesting as an independent candidate.”
“And the same time Jal Akuar is supporting Dau Aturjong. The youth in the village do not want Garang Jal, so the youth attacked his supporters who were managing his campaign and youth took away posters and burnt them with fire — this has nothing to do with SPLA, neither burning of posters nor ordering of beating people. This is the choice of the village youth which did that action,” he said.
Sudan Tribune also reported yesterday that Major General Akot Deng Akot, director of police in the state, said he had received no report of disagreements between the generals and local people.
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Reporting by Manyang Mayom
Acid
Charges against generals in Bahr El Ghazal are baseless: SPLA spokesman
Kuol Diem Kuol becomes unabashed liar; it is too bad that he called SPLA’s spokesman. Who authorize youths beat other parties’ supports if you are not lying-ass?
Dinka Boy
Charges against generals in Bahr El Ghazal are baseless: SPLA spokesman
I said yesterday that the report is completely bias against the most respected Lt general Pieng Deng Kuol. This particular Lt general Pieng Deng is the most honest and none-violence general that i can believed that he did not attempt that sort of evil deed.
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Time1
Charges against generals in Bahr El Ghazal are baseless: SPLA spokesman
Gen. Kuol Deim Kuol do not waste your time with this fake pro-Arabs journalists.
Gai Kuol Deng
Charges against generals in Bahr El Ghazal are baseless: SPLA spokesman
Yeah they must have been beatten but not through orders from SPLA generals, youth naturally don ‘t control their emotion.
It was not long time ago when NCP commited those attrocities through it army the SAF so it ‘s still fresh in the minds of these youth who may have lose their love ones in those ordeals.
I urge Gen Kuol to instruct officers in the field to arrest and investigate any poltitian who insult the name of SPLA in their compaingn.