Kiir Orders Deployment Of SPLA In Jonglei State President Salva Kiir has directed the organized forces in the country to take immediate measures to stop revenge attacks being carried out by the communities in Jonglei and Warrap States which has resulted in the loss of many lives. 25 August 2011 Kiir Orders Deployment Of SPLA In Jonglei State President Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit [File - Photo]
JUBA, 25 August 2011 - President Salva Kiir has directed the organized forces in the country to take immediate measures to stop revenge attacks being carried out by the communities in Jonglei and Warrap States which has resulted in the loss of many lives. This was disclosed yesterday by the caretaker Minister for Interior Gen. Gier Chuang Aluong. Gen. Gier Chuang said that following the serious security situations in Jonglei, Warrap, parts of Upper Nile and Unity States, the Security Council of the Republic of South Sudan held an urgent meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic and resolved that the SPLA forces must be rapidly deployed in the areas to restore peace and security. He added that the Security Council condemned, in the strongest terms, the loss of lives in the three Counties of the Lou Nuer. Similarly, the previous attack by Lou Nuer in the Murle areas was also condemned by the Security Council. The following are excerpts of a statement that was issued on 23rd August 2011 by the Spokesman for the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, Hon Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, the Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting, in response to the Jonglei State atrocities: “Responding to these events, Members of the National Assembly called the Minister of Internal Affairs to the Assembly on Tuesday morning to explain the atrocities and outline the Government’s response. Assembly Members engaged in an extensive debate about what had happened and why, and what initiatives might prevent future conflicts. They then passed a series of resolutions: 1.That the Government should send troops to the area to prevent revenge attacks and an escalation of violence 2.That a committee of Assembly Members should be appointed to visit the area and report back to the Assembly with their findings 3.That a reconciliation process should be started to identify long term solutions 4.That measures should be put in place to address local infrastructure needs, including the provision of new security roads, improved water facilities such as damming and the dredging of blocked streams. “The Minister of the Interior was instructed to take these resolutions to a meeting of the National Security Committee which will be chaired by the President. Posted in: Home, Humanitarian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
