Darfur rebels say Doha process must be reformed
June 9, 2010 (LONDON) — The rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) demanded to reform the peace process in a way to be “impartial and serious” enough to put pressure on Khartoum to implement the signed agreements.
Ahmed Hussein Adam, JEM spokesperson, criticized a meeting held yesterday in Nyala with some 60 representatives of civil society groups in Darfur. “This meeting meant to give some legitimacy to the peace process, but the Doha process is no longer a neutral one,” he said.
“Doha is under full manipulation of the Sudanese government,” he added.
The rebel spokesperson urged the UN Secretary General and the Security Council to consider reforming the Doha process in order to enable it to assume fully its mandate, and to “be impartial and neutral”.
He also said the Joint Chief Mediator worked with JEM for more than a year and JEM “cooperated with him”. However he said interferences of the host country and recently the UNAMID affected negatively the process and weakened the role of the Joint Chief Mediator.
The civil society meeting, which was attended by the head of the UNAMID Ibrahim Gambari, was part of parallel consultations process organized by the mediation to create a large popular support to the peace process during the negotiations and after the conclusion of a peace agreement.
Bassole asked the meeting to push JEM to rejoin the peace negotiations which started on June 7.
The mediation also plans to organize this month another gathering for the representatives of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) and refugees to tackle their demands and concerns.
Ahmed slammed the involvement of the head of Darfur peacekeeping mission in Tuesday meeting saying “UNAMID has failed to accomplish its initial mission of protecting civilians and thus they are not qualified to play any role in the peace process.”
He also claimed that IDPs complained from UNAMID attempts to influence them.
Ahmed also criticized the role played by the host country, Qatar, in the peace process. He said Doha instead of observing its role as host country takes a greater role in the peace process.
Today the pro – government news service, SMC, accused JEM rebels of seeking to undermine the peace talks between GOS and LJM. The media organ added they seek to form an alliance with some groups from Addis Ababa groups.
The rebel official blamed the mediation for failing to force Khartoum to implement the signed agreement, to return JEM leader to Darfur, and to condemn the violations of the ceasefire.
The Qatari state minister for foreign affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, reaffirmed the neutrality of his country this week saying Qatar only wants to realize peace in Darfur and they have to interest to lose their credulity.
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DASODIKO
Darfur rebels say Doha process must be reformed
How to be reformed? Do you think that the vulture can chuck the eyes of its baby bird? It the case JEM if you don’t know it, know it now!!! They remember Doha only when they are defeated. Its a culture men.
Reuben Ngooth
Darfur rebels say Doha process must be reformed
for Darfurians to succeed, they must unite and fight one common enemy or else, they will be crashed by Khartoum like the Tamil Tiger rebels in Srilanka. they were sleeping when the rest of Sudanese were fighting for the war of sharing. And now is too late for them to get help from others because they were also siding with Khartoum to fight other marginalized like them.