JEM sacks head of its delegation to Doha process for peace in Darfur
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September 25, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — The Justice and Equality Movement
(JEM) dismissed the head of its delegation to the Doha peace process
two months after the signing of a peace agreement between the
government and another rebel group, Liberation and Equality Movement
(LJM).
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Mohamed Bahr Ali Hamdein (file photo JEM)
The rebel group accused Mohamed Bahr Ali Hamdein, deputy chairman and
head of Kordofan sector, of preparing to signing a peace deal with the
Sudanese government in Doha on 28 September
Mohamed Bahr was the of head JEM delegation to Doha in December 2010
as the group decided to resume its participation in the peace process
after freezing it in May 2010. He was flanked by Ahmed Tugud as chief
negotiator.
Direct negotiations between JEM and Sudanese government delegations
were rare in Doha as the positions of the two parties were often at
odds. On the other hand, Sudan and LJM rebels achieved important
progress in their parallel talks.
In May 2011, the outcome of the government and LJM was endorsed by the
stakeholders conference as Doha Darfur Peace Document (DDPD). However,
JEM described the framework text as good basis for talks with the
government and called for negotiations.
Khartoum accused JEM of not being interested in peace saying the rebel
group had another political agenda (regime change) but not peace in
Darfur. Ahmed Tugud was accused of being representing this hard-line
in the Movement.
Mohamed Bahr was seen during the Doha talks as compromising and
willing to ink the DDPD. To cut short any divisions within the rebel
group; JEM leadership held a meeting in Doha to define a common
position on the framework document.
However after a collegial decision to demand direct talks based on the
DDPD, the deputy chairman refused to return to the ground and departed
from Doha to Dubai where he remained.
Gibreel Adam Bilal said in a statement released on Sunday that JEM
learnt through "reliable intelligence" that the deputy chairman was
planning a coup against the leadership of the Movement .
He further said that Mohamed Bahr is preparing to hold a press
conference next Wednesday to announce his breakaway group and the
signing of DDPD.
The Sudanese government gave the rebel group three months, starting
from the signing of a peace agreement with LJM on 14 July, to join the
Doha peace document.
The US special envoy to Sudan Princeton Lyman called on Khartoum to
not close the door of negotiations with the JEM and the two factions
of Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdel Wahid Al-Nur and Minni
Minnawi.
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