Red Army Foundation Press Statement Against the so-Called Red Army Foundation-In Opposition Members
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Issued on Thursday 26th March, 2015 at Freedom Hall, Juba, South Sudan
March 27, 2015 (SSB) —- The Red Army Foundation has received information and also came across a statement of a group calling itself the Red Army Foundation In Opposition (RAF-IO), falsely claiming to have split from the Red Army Foundation and joined the Rebellion led by Dr. Riek MacharTeny.
The Red Army Foundation would like to take this opportunity to inform the Government, SPLM, SPLA and the people of South Sudan that it completely distances itself from this misguided so-called RAF-IO Group and categorically in the strongest terms rejects and denounces such fabrications because the people who signed the statement of the so-called RAF-IO are not registered members of the Red Army Foundation and are not even known by the leadership of the Red Army Foundation.
The Red Army Foundation would also like to clarify that it has not yet established any Red Army Foundation office outside South Sudan and currently there are no officially registered members of the Red Army Foundation in Diaspora.
The Red Army Foundation, as clearly indicated in its Constitution, is a non-military organization that can never engage in rebellion and does not condone rebellion, especially senseless rebellions, and the Red Army Foundation is extremely surprised to hear that a group calling itself a Foundation can actually claim to be part of a rebellion, which has completely never been heard of, as it contradicts the essence and true meaning of a Foundation.
The Red Army Foundation believes in democracy as a core value of the SPLM/A liberation struggle and stands with the legitimate government of the Republic of South Sudan, which was elected and given the popular mandate to lead the Country by the people of South Sudan. The Red Army Foundation believes that power belongs to the people and any change of government or transfer of power should not be done by taking up arms or use of force, but should be done democratically by seeking the mandate of the people through elections.
The Red Army Foundation would also like to emphasize that the Red Army, as known historically by everyone, has no tribe because this is the way they were nurtured and brought up by the leadership of the SPLM/A during the liberation struggle. In fact, the tribe of the Red Army is South Sudan because the Red Army belongs to all the people of South Sudan and brings together people from all over South Sudan. Unlike the Red Army, the people who signed the statement of the so called RAF-IO are predominantly from one tribe, which makes them actually look pretty much like the White Army, not the Red Army, because if they were really Red Army, there would have been diversity.
The Red Army Foundation would also like to inform the Government and the people of South Sudan that the statement released by the so-called RAF-IO was not published on the official letterhead of the Red Army Foundation and the Red Army Foundation condemns the use of the SPLM Letterhead by the misguided Group calling itself RAF-IO, which was a flagrant attempt to mislead the public to believe that the group wasassociated with the SPLM led by the Chairman Cde Salva Kiir Mayardit.
The Red Army Foundation therefore would like to conclude by informing the Government, SPLM, SPLA and the people of South Sudan that this is just cheap propaganda and the usual mind games of the SPLM-IO, who are desperately seeking any opportunity to mislead the people of South Sudan and falsely gain support through such false fabrications, and we recognize that in this particular case, it is a deliberate attempt to exploit the historical patriotic legacy of the Red Army that is highly regarded by the people of South Sudan, because of the patriotic sacrifices and contribution made by the Red Army to the success of the SPLM/A liberation struggle.
The Red Army has been tried and tested before, during the SPLM/A liberation struggle and proven to be truly patriotic and committed to the cause of the people of South Sudan. The Red Army can never and shall never betray the people of South Sudan.
Red Army Oyee! God Bless South Sudan!
Signed:
Cde Deng Bol Aruai Bol
National Chairperson
Red Army Foundation
Cde Ter Tongyik Majok
Secretary-General
Red Army Foundation
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