LJM denies involvement in Kalma killings
On the other hand claims that the deceased were LJM membersThe Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) denied on Friday being involved in the killing of two refugees in South Darfur’s Kalma camp.Radio Dabanga reported about the death of two refugees in Kalma camp owing to a shoot out by unidentified armed men on Wednesday. The humanitarian coordinator of the camp had accused LJM members of being responsible for the deaths.LJM’s spokesperson Ahmed Fadel told Radio Dabanga that the accusations were completely false. “In fact the people who have died in the attack are LJM members. We have all the information about the incident and we know who is behind it,” Fadel said.He added that that assassinations had taken place over a disagreement regarding the Doha peace process. “The members were attacked because they said yes to peace,” Fadel told Radio Dabanga.Sese: Repatriation primary concernTijani Sese, the recently appointed president of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) and the head of the LJM, said on Friday that his primary concern in Darfur is the repatriation of refugees to their homes.Tijani Sese, who is currently on a week-long visit to various cities in Darfur, said in Kalma camp that the return of refugees to their homes would be voluntary. He said the program will be carried out in close cooperation of the state government.Sese said that he would try his best to provide security and other services in their native villages.He said that he wasn’t afraid of death and that he would go to any extent to meet “his people” even if that meant risking assassination. Sese added that there was no force in the world that could stop him from interacting with Darfuris.
On the other hand claims that the deceased were LJM members
The Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) denied on Friday being involved in the killing of two refugees in South Darfur’s Kalma camp.
Radio Dabanga reported about the death of two refugees in Kalma camp owing to a shoot out by unidentified armed men on Wednesday. The humanitarian coordinator of the camp had accused LJM members of being responsible for the deaths.
LJM’s spokesperson Ahmed Fadel told Radio Dabanga that the accusations were completely false. “In fact the people who have died in the attack are LJM members. We have all the information about the incident and we know who is behind it,” Fadel said.
He added that that assassinations had taken place over a disagreement regarding the Doha peace process. “The members were attacked because they said yes to peace,” Fadel told Radio Dabanga.
Sese: Repatriation primary concern
Tijani Sese, the recently appointed president of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) and the head of the LJM, said on Friday that his primary concern in Darfur is the repatriation of refugees to their homes.
Tijani Sese, who is currently on a week-long visit to various cities in Darfur, said in Kalma camp that the return of refugees to their homes would be voluntary. He said the program will be carried out in close cooperation of the state government.
Sese said that he would try his best to provide security and other services in their native villages.
He said that he wasn’t afraid of death and that he would go to any extent to meet “his people” even if that meant risking assassination. Sese added that there was no force in the world that could stop him from interacting with Darfuris.