Kiir condemns civilians killing in Abyei by Sudan army

ICC Note

Sudanese army is carrying out atrocities against Christian and Animist South Sudanese in disputed region of Abeyi. Sudanese army is responsible for killing and displacing millions of South Sudanese during civil war that recently came to an end. The conflict in oil rich of Abeyi risks the restart of the civil war.

By Isaac Vuni

05/21/2008 Sudan (Sudan Tribune)-The head of southern Sudan government has condemned the northern Sudanese army for the killing of civilians in the disputed Abyei area.

Speaking at the celebration of the silver jubilee of the SPLM in Juba, the newly energized SPLM chairman and the Commander in Chief of the SPLA, Lt General Slava Kiir Mayardit strongly condemned the Sudan Army Forces (SAF) Battalion 31 “for killing innocent people of Abyei” during the last four days.”

Kiir said that the Sudan Armed Forces are responsible for all the atrocities against Internally Displaced Persons who freshly returned home from Khartoum .

He also said that SAF commander committed crimes “against humanity”.

President Kiir told the congregation that the National Congress Party (NCP) that has concluded a peace agreement with SPLM in 2005 is never serious about implementation of the Abyei protocol that was signed since 26th May 2004.

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