177 Nubans dismissed from civil service

32 employees belonging to the ethnicity also face arbitrary transfers within the state

Ahmed Harun, the governor of South Kordofan, dismissed on Sunday 177 Nuban personnel of the state’s civil service division.According to a statement issued by the commander of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) in South Kordofan, 32 employees belonging to the ethnicity have also faced arbitrary transfers to various ministries.

“The central government in Khartoum has issued the dismissal of 54 police officers belonging to various grades from the Nuban ethnicity,” the statement read.

It added that the government had also dismissed eight (8) legal advisors of the ministry of justice and the prosecutor, all belonging to the Nuban ethnicity as well. Along with this, four (4) prosecution agents faced arbitrary transfers and leave without pay.

The statement noted that the dismissal of the Nuban people from the civil service in South Kordofan has been decided upon by a tripartite committee formed and headed by Ahmed Harun, who is wanted for a trial in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

The committee comprises Osman Gadim, commander of the Popular Defense militia (Khartoum), Gadim Babiker, leader of the Popular Defense milita (Kadugli) and Abdullah El Tom El Imam, member of the Popular Security Service.

It is said that the committee’s mission is to dismiss high-ranking and senior staff members of Nuban ethnicity employed in the civil and security service divisions of the state.