JEM reiterates commitment to Doha process on Darfur peace

February 25, 2009 (PARIS) — The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) has reiterated today its commitment to the Doha peace process urging the Sudanese government to implement the provisions of a goodwill agreement signed recently.


Ahmed Hussein Adam

On February 17, the government and the rebel group signed an accord of confidence-building where the two parties committed themselves to create a conducive environment ahead of peace talks.

Yet rebel chief Khalil Ibrahim told London-based The Times they would redouble their efforts to topple Bashir’s government if Khartoum refuses to cooperate with the International Criminal Court to implement a possible arrest warrant for the Sudanese President. Sudan slammed yesterday the "negative remarks" made by Ibrahim saying it would not push forward the spirit of peace and goodwill.

However speaking with the Sudan Tribune, the JEM official spokesperson, Ahmed Hussein Adam said his movement is committed to the goodwill- and confidence-building agreement brokered by the Qatari government and the joint mediator. "We are going to take part in the peace talks as it is agreed in the forthcoming weeks," said Adam, “and we are going to act constructively."

He said that JEM leadership is aware of its historic responsibility in this critical jointure where there is need to achieve peace in Darfur to ease the suffering of Darfur people who are living in shelters since six years.

He further said they are in constant contact with the Qatari officials and the joint chief mediator as well as the international partners.

Ahmed also appealed to the neighboring countries to support the Doha process and provide the necessary help to ensure its success.

Nonetheless, he said that the ICC prosecution in Darfur crimes is part of the peace process. "We support the ICC and we will continue to support its work for justice in Darfur," he said. Also, he underlined that the world court is an independent tribunal. The ICC judges will issue a decision March 4 on a request for an arrest warrant for the Sudanese president filed last July by the chief prosecutor who accuses Bashir of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

The rebel official disclosed that JEM already released the 21 prisoners promised for exchange and delivered them to their traditional leaders in Darfur. He further added that the Sudanese government prevented the Red Cross from reaching the location of the prisoners and the tribal elders signed a document proving the release of the prisoners.

Sudan said since Sunday it had released 24 rebels from Kober Prison in Khartoum. But Ahmed stressed the released prisoners are not JEM members but added they "welcome the release of any prisoners even if they have no link with us."

However he urged the Sudanese government to work swiftly for the implementation of the confidence-building measures related to the non-harassment of IDPs and the protection of civilians as well as to guarantee the flow of relief assistance.

Adam also regretted the daily bombing on civilians in the different parts of the war-torn region "Darfur people are in dire need for a no fly zone to be protected them" he added.

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The Hidden Rwanda By Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed the JEM Leader 27 February 2009 21:07, by Mohammed Adam

The hidden Rwanda by JEM Leader Khalil Ibrahim in Chad for Sudanese Darfurians On the first of January 2009, Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed the leader of the so-called “Justice and Equality Movement” that operates in the buffer zone between Chad and Sudan where his army structure is combined of all races and Tribes of Darfur, and their priority target is to overcome the Khartoum’s regime, but the reality is Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed’s political tacts is to maximize Zagawas power, by creating and broaden a land for Zagawa, and also creating Zagawa’s existence in Sudan and in Darfur in particular as they seen by the majority of Darfurians and Sudanese as Chadian roots.

For the above political reasons Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed and his representatives planed to keep all the possible political appointees in his army structure to his Tribe Zagawa.

Therefore other non Zagawan Tribes in his army Meidob, Massaleet, Berti, Tunjur and others raised a complaint letter to Khalil in order to look at his appointment procedure again, so after a meeting with his representatives they decided to disarm any of his army member who is non Zagawan and they refuse to do so therefore he ordered to get rid of anyone who is a non Zagawan so the battle is started between his troops,since then hundreds of Meidob, Berti, Massaleet, Tunjur and others no one knows how many are massacred, injured, detained as it took place in a Chadian territory of Um Jurus.

Therefore Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed and his Zagawas are not actually fighting to rescue Darfurinas from Khartoum’s regime instead they are using and deceiving other Darfurian Tribes to fight for them to achieve their goal, because his own Tribe Zagawa cannot fight for him, and when the power sharing comes khalil finds a way of getting rid of all who is non Zagawa (his Tribe) so all the sensitive power gained to his own people and to Chadians to control other Darfurian, so what happen this time is, he took all the other Tribes that he should get rid of them to Chad in order to deny access to international mediators with the knowledge of Chadian President Idris Deby and massacred, tortured, detaind hundred of Meidob, Berti, Massaleit, Tunjur, and others, Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed the Zagawan leader of Chadian origin playing a game of political tactics which he is not an expert on, and covered up the massacre to avoid sensitive information being leaked out of Chad and left hundreds of relatives of his massacred individuals in an unknown destiny.

As one of the massacred Tribe member just letting Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed to know that no matter how long it will take you to explain this very urgent matter locally and Internationally and release the number of deaths, injuries, detentions, torture of each of the above Tribes we will take the necessary steps that set by the International Criminal Court against inhumanity and forward and application to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other related organisation in order to assess the human loss that occurred on 01.01.2009, no matter how long it takes these individuals do have families and relatives, up to now Meidobies are over two hundred individuals therefore I would like say to Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed, Gibreel Ibrahim Mohammed the Asylum seeker in London and their representatives; and also the Chadian President Idris Deby who by knowingly allowed this massacre to happen in Chad where is Khalil’s safe heaven the destiny of these people it is not over yet, if Khalil thinks so there is measure on the way.

Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed also needs to explain the following:

1. why this massacre took place in Chad instead of Sudan, if this massacre is not planed in advance?

2. Why order to disarm Tribes that are non Zagawans in Chad where they are complete strangers?

3. Why this massacre took place only on the day of appointment of different ranks in his military structure?

4. Why the Berti Tribe of your own army decided to join the Sudanese government on the 01.01.2009 which is the same day, and sign a peace a agreement with their weapons and trucks where they should be fighting a against the Sudanese government?

5. Why all the sensitive and senior positions in the Justice and Equality Movement that you lead are held by Zagawan’s (your own Tribe) and worst of all your own relatives?

6. If not planed why you are not released the deaths, injuries, detentions up to this date and denying it even though you have been asked by many ?

7. What humanity characters do you have that actually better than AL- Basheir to represent Darfurians? Do you forget that you are a former member of AL- Basheir’s government?

My personal opinion considers you even “worse” than AL- Basheir at least he is in the government but what about you even before you come to power?

Which you never will! for you to know that Sudan is a multi-racial Country, and also you don’t even actually know what the word “Justice and Equality Movement” means, and yet more unexpected questions on the way. It has been a reasonable amount of time for Khalil to release the necessary information that required by the victim’s families and relatives, so that each family of each Tribe will have a complete picture, but the fact he is not released what is required because this massacre took place in Chad therefore if the required information cannot be released then the only solution is an application to the International Criminal Court (ICC) should be forwarded and also to Amnesty International and to other relevant organisations to assess the massacre, by all these Darfurian tribes that massacred by Khalil’s order just to gain more power to Zagawa.

We urge the concerned International Organisations to intervene immediately, the Red cross, Amnesty International, the United Nations high commission for human rights, and International observers to investigate the massacre of hundreds, tortures, detentions without any delay for these Sudanese Nationals of Darfur for this hidden matter, and uncover this hidden truth.