JEM dissidents to hold extraordinary conference
June 20, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – Defectors from the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) have formed a higher committee to hold an extraordinary convention in mid-July.
The day before, Mohieldin, allegedly in his quality of JEM Legislative Assembly rapporteur, issued a communiqué where it was decided to dismiss Ibrahim from the chairmanship of the group.
Ibrahim was accused of running the rebel group in a despotic manner; besides nepotism and tribalism. The statement further said his mismanagement of the group led to the recent debacle of the group in South Darfur.
On Monday, Arbab, in his capacity as acting chairman of JEM, issued several decisions including establishing a higher committee to hold an extraordinary conference for the movement.
According to the decisions, extended to Sudan Tribune on Saturday, he appointed Mohieldin as head of the committee and Khaled Thalith as his deputy while Adam Abdalla Yahia was appointed as the committee’s rapporteur. He also named several members as representatives for the professions, Sudanese states and refugees in neighbouring countries.
The committee tasks included rewriting JEM’s literature, prepare a draft for the political vision and statute, prepare the convention’s budget, determine date and venue of the convention and who will attend and extend invitations and offer the necessary facilitations for the convention members.
Mohieldin told Sudan Tribune that arrangements are ongoing to hold the convention in mid-July in a friendly country which he didn’t name.
He stressed they refuse to join the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), saying they support the Addis Ababa peace talks sponsored by the African Union which seeks to achieve a comprehensive solution for the Sudanese problems besides resolving issues of the war affected areas.
“Otherwise we adhere to our position to overthrow the regime by a popular uprising,” he added.
However, he emphasized they would accept to participate in the government-led dialogue, if the government offered the necessary guarantees which allows them to take part in the dialogue conference inside Sudan.
(ST)