Umma Party head warns of consequences of violence in Darfur
Imam Sadig El Mahdi, president of the National Umma Party, described the situation in Darfur as “dangerous” on Wednesday. In a press conference on Wednesday, El Mahdi said that the current high level of insecurity in Darfur can only be compared with situation in 2003-2004, the first years of the war. “The current violence in Darfur, especially at the hands of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by the security apparatus, has led to the burning of a large number of villages, the looting of property, abductions, and the rape of many women and girls.” “Besides, non-Sudanese militia elements are becoming more and more involved in Sudan.” El Mahdi warned that the widespread attacks will lead to violent repercussions, “as in the past”. He demanded an urgent investigation into the RSF attacks, and compensation for the victims. “The international community should intervene so that the perpetrators will be brought to justice.” In a press statement on Tuesday, the presidential Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) Follow-up Office, denied that the Sudanese government has agreed “with any party” on establishing a new Darfur negotiations platform in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The Office confirmed the government’s adherence to the DDPD, “being the sole and final platform to complete the peace process in Darfur”. The main Sudanese armed movements, united in the Sudan Revolutionary Front, stick to their conviction that the many crises in Sudan cannot be solved by partial peace agreements. The rebels instead propose a holistic approach, calling for a “comprehensive peace agreement” that covers all war-torn regions in the country. The last round of peace negotiations between the Sudanese government and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, brokered by the African Union in Addis Ababa, was suspended again, with both sides sticking to their considerably divergent positions. File photo: Imam Sadig El Mahdi (archive Radio Dabanga) Related:Resumed peace talks between Sudan government and SPLM-N collapse (24 April 2014) ‘Implementation of Darfur peace agreement hampered’: DRA Minister (24 March 2014)
Imam Sadig El Mahdi, president of the National Umma Party, described the situation in Darfur as “dangerous” on Wednesday.
In a press conference on Wednesday, El Mahdi said that the current high level of insecurity in Darfur can only be compared with situation in 2003-2004, the first years of the war.
“The current violence in Darfur, especially at the hands of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by the security apparatus, has led to the burning of a large number of villages, the looting of property, abductions, and the rape of many women and girls.”
“Besides, non-Sudanese militia elements are becoming more and more involved in Sudan.”
El Mahdi warned that the widespread attacks will lead to violent repercussions, “as in the past”. He demanded an urgent investigation into the RSF attacks, and compensation for the victims. “The international community should intervene so that the perpetrators will be brought to justice.”
In a press statement on Tuesday, the presidential Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) Follow-up Office, denied that the Sudanese government has agreed “with any party” on establishing a new Darfur negotiations platform in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The Office confirmed the government’s adherence to the DDPD, “being the sole and final platform to complete the peace process in Darfur”.
The main Sudanese armed movements, united in the Sudan Revolutionary Front, stick to their conviction that the many crises in Sudan cannot be solved by partial peace agreements. The rebels instead propose a holistic approach, calling for a “comprehensive peace agreement” that covers all war-torn regions in the country. The last round of peace negotiations between the Sudanese government and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, brokered by the African Union in Addis Ababa, was suspended again, with both sides sticking to their considerably divergent positions.
File photo: Imam Sadig El Mahdi (archive Radio Dabanga)
Related:
Resumed peace talks between Sudan government and SPLM-N collapse (24 April 2014)
‘Implementation of Darfur peace agreement hampered’: DRA Minister (24 March 2014)
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