SPLA Headquarters Rebuttal to Sudan Tribune’s Article on Gen. Paul Malong

Press statement from SPLA in response to Sudan tribune

South Sudan army chief threatens unrest if sacked from office

“We will see how this country will be stable if the only way is to bring peace is to reward people who have brought the country and the people to this level”, Awan told high-level military officers from his Malual Dinka tribe, whom he ferried to Aweil town for reasons yet to be established. “We will not accept anyone to be victimised for defending the system”, he added. “As we are meeting here, there are people calling from Juba to ask why we are here. We did not escape; the president knows we have come here and we are here to discuss things which concern us as people of Aweil. And here I want to say that the creation of the new states does not mean division. We are still one. What has happened is just for administrative purpose. It has not affected our unity and our identity. We are still people of Aweil,” told his audience at the SPLM secretariat Sunday. He added, “If there are people who think the creation of more states has divided us, they need to know this was not the purpose for creating them”. “We will meet with the three governors and we shall discuss with them what we have discussed here and anyone who will refuse to listen then we will go to the president and thereafter we shall see who will not work with the people”, said Gen. Awan.

Press statement from SPLA headquarters

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