South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash

By Ngor Arol Garang

December 22, 2009 (KHARTOUM) —The government of Southern Sudan today denied the death of any Presidential security personnel in a plane crash blaming media for exaggeration and called for calm in the area.

Speaking from Juba, an official from presidential security personnel office, who declined to be named, said on Saturday December 19, 2009 a plane carrying GOSS presidential security personnel lost control as it was trying to land at Tonj air field killing an innocent woman on the ground at the peripheral of the strip.

"No one on the ground or among the passengers was injured," he adds.

Sudanese media including the official TV have reported that 48 people died when their aircraft crash-landed at Tonj Airport, Warrap State, southern Sudan. The reports said all the victims were members of the advanced team of security of First Vice-President and President of Government of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit who planned to visit the state.

"Whenever I heard plane crash, it reminds me of the tragic crash which robbed South Sudan of her charismatic and visionary leader Dr. John Garang on Saturday July 30th in 2005, said Alier Bior, a Southern Student at Juba University campus in Khartoum.

It also reminds me of the similar incident in which first South Sudan SPLA affairs minister, General Dominic Diim with his wife Josephine along GOSS presidential Advisor on Decentralization, Dr. Justin Yac Arop, among other passengers and crew members was killed, he adds.

Paul Mayom Akech, minister of information and broadcasting service in the government of Southern Sudan also dismissed the incident involving death of any member of presidential security personnel but regretted the killing of an innocent woman.

He said "the crash did not kill anybody but it was unfortunate that an innocent resident of the area could not escape the crash at the peripheries of the air strip." The minister said a joint committee from southern Sudan government and civil aviation will probe the cause of the incident.

(ST)

18 Forum messages

South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 04:04, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy

I told Government of Sick services to stop using old aircraft yet some idiots consider me as a tribalist, now who is tasting the bitter and carrying the sorrow? sorry for supporting this government who fail to improve the facilities and insecurity problems. Now is anyone going to blame Khartoum or NCP? because always every single issue you all turn your eyes on wrong side and failing to identify the real virus. Government of Sick Services GOSS is now our number one killer. We are losing lives behind insecurity and poor improvement on other facilities such as roads, aircraft and etc. Time is up to realise the mistakes.

South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 04:15, by Dinka Dominated SPLA

Riak machar creat this i know his wicked oaf evil act death to him
- South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 05:00, by BlackLion
  
  DinkaBoy; Riek Machar has nothing to do with this but it’s the land of Nuer and Equotoria that DINKA loots for long time that calls your leaders. Anyway, this crashes kind of news are the signs for Mr.Kiir to give up his position to the most cared land owners!!!
  
  Crash Oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
  - South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 24 December 2009 02:59, by really sudanese
    
    i never trusted riek machar or nuer in general the are the hiv aid southern sudan every southern their enamy is the arab in the noth while nuer again southerness.
- South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 14:35, by okello nen
  
  DINKA DOMINATED DON,T TELL LIER,TO THE PUBLIC FUCK YOU.
- South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 18:07, by Gatloth Gai
  
  Whatever concerning death of the big person in southern Sudan,Dinka suspected "Riek" to be the cause of it.
  
  What mean do you people thing Riek create that thing?
  God knows what to do without any influence.
  
  When your time come across, you can not dodge and nothing like to say the enemies in Khartoum is behind the incendent or whoever else.
  
  We have history from Nguendeng Buong try to remmber you southerners.Nguendeng said "the time will come inwhich you southerners will be happy,and your happiness will let you died".And becuase there is no cuase of death he indicated, that is the thing.
  
  I pass my message of codelence to the family,in-law and frients of let mama who lost her life during that incident, may her soul right peace.
South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 09:20, by Sala Gai

To all reader and my really Southern

I have seen here in this website that the politic has as tribalism meanwhile it not that you are doing now. Once against during our period politics was a very good game you can hide some of right thing and challenge some people who are ever doing to civilian example crisis mistreating citizen.

All of you who use to comment on this web should have prove your comment to the right channel whereby to bring your current country to the normal one to change the tribalism to good leadership not to someone I known that should change
Thank for putting you in right channel

Salah Gai

A man far from wrong doing
South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 09:25, by Sala Gai

To all reader and my really Southern

I have seen here in this website that the politic has become a tribalism meanwhile it is not like that you are doing now. Once against during our period politics it was a very good game where you can hide some of right thing and challenge some people who are ever doing wrong to the civilian example killing crisis .

All of you who use to commenting on this web should have to prove your comment to the right channel whereby to bring your current country to the normal one inorder to change the tribalism to good leadership not to someone I known that you should employ

Thank for putting you in right channel

Salah Gai

A man far from wrong doing

South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 04:08, by The Best Generation

No, is this the CPA? Why all these sufferings? Had we knew it would take away the lives of our most influential leader(s),we would not have signed in the first place.Permit me to say this,we wouldn’t have reached 2010 with Basher on the throne,with blood tainted hads,waving to people always in pretending to be free from terrorism.

The was almost in our hand,when this peace was signed. but let every body bear in mind that we have gain more momentum than ever before. Any talaban way of killing people in this country will be tolerated any more.

South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 04:13, by The Best Generation

* correction:Any talaban way of killing never be tollerated any more
South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 04:13, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy

Very sad 6 dinkas kids in a certain village in Kenya gone missing yet another devastation in South Sudan, the lost kids were broadcoasted on SSTV and some local radios in Juba, please lets pray that they come alive.

South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 04:24, by Dinka Boy

May God rest the soul of innocent woman who was killed by the plane.

Mr Fake Famious_logic_boy, why are you dancing when you heard the death of Southeners.

The death is not new to Sudanese mr fake Famiou_boy.
Thanks

South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 05:12, by voice of junubin

i am not suprised of such incidences of misfortune in the kiir’s presidency!the way he is running the south really make any ordinary southerner asks more questions about what it was all for the last 21 +yrs lives had been lost.

many orpans,widows,widowers,the war disabled patriots,the youths whose lives were shattered by war are crying day and night in the streets of all southern states..while kiir and the group are embezzling the share of the innocent lots.

kiir should know that god did not let him alive among the founding fathers of splm inorder to turn against the poor.he should change or the blood and the cry of the innocent will judge him .long live the right of the people of southern sudan.AMEN
- South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 05:31, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
  
  Dinkas Bull
  
  What is the benefit of death? If am after such attitude i will never always call security improvement in South. Mind about your missing kids in Kenya.
  - South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 07:40, by Dinka Boy
    
    Mr Famious logic_boy,
    
    Choose one between giving away Our land to Arab or death.
    I know you will give away our land to arab rather to die.
    Please we can not blame or hide from death because Khartoum mistreament.
    Thanks
    - South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 08:10, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
      
      Mr din cockroach
      
      You don’t have any single right to ask me that question. We are always ready to stand for our rights in our land. Have you seen any piece land been occupied by arabs in Equatoria? how about Abeyi who sold it to arabs? keep messing up and you will regret the bitter. You think its good to release such garbage, but take notes that when two elephants are fighting always grass are in trouble, so i advise u to think about the local people including your mother.
      - South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 08:35, by black man world
        
        UNITY FOR SUDAN, SO THIS DUMB REFUGEES MINDS/HEART SLAVE WONA BE GO TO HELL. DUMB ASSESS IT TOOK MEXICAN GOVERNMENT A BILLION S OF DOLLARS TO KILL DRUGS CARTEL, NOT EVEN THE LARGEST DINKA. AND WHICH WORLD ARE U FROM? WE ARE IN 21ST CENTURY WERE ICC IZ UP YO THE ASSESS OF HUMAN RIGHT ABUSERS. IF U FEEL LIKE YOU ARE ABOUT, WHY DONT YOU CONTACT UN AND REPORT YOUR CASE AND WHOLE OF DINKA WILL GO TO JAIL? DUMB ASSES

South Sudan denies death of presidential security personnel in plan crash 23 December 2009 11:03, by black-hope

This coward Madi Logic boys,why do you always act mechnically to call GOSS agovernment of sickservices.I though you will reform but your words are worse than achild words. Do you need Goss to distribute money like foods you were recieving in Uganda refugees camp?it will never happen brother since we donot have plantation of money.You hate dinkas for nothing even the dead will judge you wrong.thank, the hungry dog always back but never achieve food to eat and will never harm the gent creature.