Differences between Sudan’s government and Darfur’s LJM ‘are over ’: official
April 28, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The state’s minister at Sudan’s cabinet and the official spokesperson for the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) Ahmed Fadul disclosed today that they reached an agreement with Khartoum on the outstanding issues that led to suspending their participation in the government. Sudan’s Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) leader Tijani Al-Sissi, speaks to the AFP during an interview in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on August 7, 2012. (ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/GettyImages) But Fadul said in a statement to Al-Khartoum daily that the memo containing their demands which was presented to the 1st Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha fell on a weekend so it was mistakenly understood as if they froze their membership in the government. The LJM spokesperson saying that measures have been taken by Khartoum regarding political issues at the national level as well as procedures and decrees concerning Darfur states. He stressed that LJM’s members in the legislative and executive branches are carrying out their work as normal, citing the participation of the chairman of Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) Dr Tijani Al-Sissi in a political event yesterday, and saying "now I am in my office". On Thursday, Sudan Tribune has learned that decided to temporarily pull out of the government and warned of further measures should it not respond to their grievances within 24 hours. A source familiar with the matter told Sudan Tribune that LJM feels that Khartoum is dragging its feet about implementing the security portion of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) signed in mid-2011. The government also did not fulfill its obligation of integrating LJM members into the civil service, the source said. Furthermore, the LJM is furious over Khartoum’s move to close the International Republican Institute (IRI) and expelling its staff without consulting the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA). In the same context, sources confirmed to Al-Khartoum that the LJM has formed three committees to follow up on all outstanding issues with the government including security arrangements, civil service, and other issues. According to the same sources, the director of the IRI will arrive in Khartoum today to sign a joint cooperation agreement with Sudan’s ministry of foreign affairs allowing IRI to carry on its activities in Sudan. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
