Dinka Community Supports the arrest of Maj. Gen. Gatwec Duel

For Immediate Release

Association of Jieng Community in Juba

Oct, 14, 2012

The Jieng (Dinka) community in Juba is hereby expressing its support to the government of South Sudan for arresting SPLA general, Maj. Gen. Gatwec Duel, on Oct, 11, 2012. It is documented that Maj. Gen. Gatwec Duel has links to Lou Nuer renegade Dak Kueth, a self-proclaimed prophet who is destabilizing Jonglei State. Maj. Gen. Gatwec Duel is also having links with militia commander, David Yau Yau, who is destabilizing Pibor County and impedes development in the entire state of Jonglei.

It is the duty of any government in the world to protect the security of civilians. Most Nuer generals in the SPLA have begun to support renegade Dak Kueth who is destabilizing Jonglei State. Our community has learned that Maj. Gen. Bol Kong, who is the commander of Division Five, is also sympathetic to Dak Kueth. The Dinka community in Jonglei State has no peace because of David Yau Yau and criminal Dak Kueth. Any SPLA officer supporting Dak kueth out of tribal solidarity is not good to remain in the SPLA because the secrets of the army will be known by the enemies of South Sudan. It could be said that the reason why the SPLA soldiers cannot eliminate Dak Kueth and David Yau Yau up to now is because of support they get from SPLA officers. We have learnt that Dak Kueth is supported by most Lou Nuer generals within the SPLA. The aim of those Lou Nuer generals is to destabilize the government of Kuol Manyang Juuk in Bor.

We call upon the C-in-C of the SPLA army, Lt. Gen. Salva Kiir and the Chief-of-general-staff, Lt. Gen. James Hoth to clean the SPLA from all Nyagats (fifth columnists) who are collaborating with Dak Kueth and David Yau Yau. It is not a secret in Juba that Maj. Gen. Gatwec Duel and Maj. Gen. Bol Kong are sympathizers of Dak Kueth. The leaders of the SPLA should not allow military officers who have links to Dak Kueth to continue commanding units in the army. The national secrets of the South are at risk if officers like Bol Kong and Gatwec Duel are not arrested and retired from the army. Dak Kueth is a rebel and any Nuer collaborating with him should not be in the SPLA army.

We call upon James Hoth Mai, John Kong Nyuon and Majak Agot to protect the SPLA army from fifth columnists who have a plan to destroy the SPLA of John Garang. The government of South Sudan should be reminded that Bol Kong, Gatwec Duel, Biel Torkech, Chuol Gaka and other Nyagats were responsible for the massacre of over ten thousands Bor civilians in 1991. Those Nuer officers in the SPLA army have no loyalty to the leadership of Lt. Gen. Kiir Mayardit and would do everything to destroy it. It is therefore the duty of people who protected the SPLA after Nasir coup to protect our government now from the same people who attempted to destroy it in 1991.

The Jieng (Dinka) community in Juba is behind President Salva Kiir and Chief-of-staff James Hoth to arrest all renegades who are endangering the security of our nation. Juba city is full of crimes at night and those crimes are committed by criminals linked to anti-Kiir elements within the SPLA. The militias who were brought by Paulino Matip and those who rebelled against the leadership of the SPLM/A in 1991 cannot be trusted. Therefore, it is in the interest of South Sudan that sympathizers of Dak Kueth like Gatwec Duel and Bol Kong are removed from the army.

For Contact:

Garang Nhial

Information Secretary

Association of Jieng Community in Juba

Email: garangnhial@hotmail.com

Juba, South Sudan