Eastern Sudan ex-fighters: ‘Reintegration not complete’

25/09/2015 12:44

Demobilised former combatants in Red Sea state continue to express their dissatisfaction with the reintegration process into Sudan’s military and government.
The remarks of the Commissioner-General of the Office of Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration regarding the completion of the demobilisation in Red Sea are “false”, the chairman of the Eastern Front Ex-Combatants Committee of Red Sea state, Omar Hashem El Khalifa told Radio Dabanga. The committee now has a “lack of trust” in the administration of the demobilisation commission.
The demobilisation file was transferred to the three state governors in eastern Sudan earlier, he added in an interview with Radio Dabanga.
El Khalifa revealed that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Red Sea state governor and the other signatories of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement on Sunday, to conduct an inventory of the total number of demobilised combatants of the East front amounting to 900 fighters.
“The memorandum stipulates the obligation of the state government to regularise, demobilise, and compensate psychological and physical harm, retro-actively compensate and allocate positions in federal and state institutions, along with allocating sustainable projects for the demobilised.”
The chairman demanded an inventory of the funds for the demobilsed fighters of the Eastern Front that has been received from the donors.
The Red Sea state government announced after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding that it will find satisfactory solutions for the about 900 demobilised ex-fighters whose names have been adopted in the final demobilisation list. It said that the memorandum has placed a number of the Eastern Front ex-combatants in government and federal institutions jobs, while others have chosen for ownership of productive projects.
The Eastern Front alliance of opposition forces include El Usood El Hurra, the Beja Congress, the East Democratic Party, and the High Committee for the Demobilised of the Red Sea.

Demobilised former combatants in Red Sea state continue to express their dissatisfaction with the reintegration process into Sudan's military and government.

The remarks of the Commissioner-General of the Office of Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration regarding the completion of the demobilisation in Red Sea are “false”, the chairman of the Eastern Front Ex-Combatants Committee of Red Sea state, Omar Hashem El Khalifa told Radio Dabanga. The committee now has a “lack of trust” in the administration of the demobilisation commission.

The demobilisation file was transferred to the three state governors in eastern Sudan earlier, he added in an interview with Radio Dabanga.

El Khalifa revealed that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Red Sea state governor and the other signatories of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement on Sunday, to conduct an inventory of the total number of demobilised combatants of the East front amounting to 900 fighters.

“The memorandum stipulates the obligation of the state government to regularise, demobilise, and compensate psychological and physical harm, retro-actively compensate and allocate positions in federal and state institutions, along with allocating sustainable projects for the demobilised.”

The chairman demanded an inventory of the funds for the demobilsed fighters of the Eastern Front that has been received from the donors.

'Fake names on demobilisation list'

Two weeks ago, the chairman of the Eastern Front Ex-Combatants Committee of Red Sea state demanded an investigation into the security arrangements file of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA) because it found that fake names are included on demobilisation lists of northern Sudan.

The Red Sea state government announced after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Sunday that it will find satisfactory solutions for the about 900 demobilised ex-fighters whose names have been adopted in the final demobilisation list. It said that the memorandum has placed a number of the Eastern Front ex-combatants in government and federal institutions jobs, while others have chosen for ownership of productive projects.

The Eastern Front alliance of opposition forces include El Usood El Hurra, the Beja Congress, the East Democratic Party, and the High Committee for the Demobilised of the Red Sea.