The New Times (Kigali)
4 October 2008
Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo and two Darfurians at the meeting in New York.
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If Mr. Ocampo gives two ears to Darfurian Rebels he will burden consequences of situation deterioration or rather Sudan total collapse to set start for the big African disperse. The government has obligations to fulfill in the region to wards normal citizens like daily security patrol for peace keeping but rebels engage to fight with security forces and run away to hide and fight from inside refugees’ camps which enlarge number of casualties between civilians and claim later that the government has done it. Rebels must face huge pressure as the world now pressing the government to collaborate then reasonable problem solution would be reached otherwise if the government pulls out of the region leaving the whole situation for the UN or US or UK or KK MK all of them together can not hold that big country together. The best thing to do is to stop rewarding rebels spoil and deal with both parties in equal balance. If there are genocide crimes committed in the region to charge against the central government then, the rebels are not of clean hands. They must face equal charges.
tayeb M.
Mr. Ocampo looks determined to indict President Bashir of The Sudan irrespective of the consequences that might follow. I find his action as an extreme disrespect to African blood that continues to spill in Darfur in contrast to what he claims to protect. It does not need a scientist to conclude that the President is not the one who pulls the trigger nor a military strategist but a politician with a wider influence to his people, that may even worsen their acts even when he is in jail, what we need is to win his support in spreading the word of peace to his ground forces. This can be achieved only by inviting him to the table with his political counterparts, us as the international community we owe the people of The Sudan our impartiality in an effort of assisting them to find a common ground rather than chosing sides by identifying losers and winner in an act of African catestrophy, ours is to stop the spillage of blood in Darfure by all means, despite indictment which could be seen by others in the conflict as onesided. I would have agreed with mr Ocampo if the indictment was to be issued to all the political leaders in The Sudan, since all of them has members that might have killed people down there either as perpetrators or retaliators all the same, murder is a murder and justice is there to stop continuos lost of life.