By William Madouk
Members of an ad hoc investigation committee formed by Sudan government to probe grave violations committed by Sudanese Army Forces against South Sudanese citizens has taken oath.
The investigative team into Kambo Taiba in Al-Gezira state was sworn in on Saturday before Vice President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Malik Agar in Port Sudan.
“Investigation Committee into the Events of Al-Gezira State’s Kambo Taiba Takes Oath Before Vice President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC),” reads the statement on TSC’s official Facebook page.
The head of the Committee, Yassir Bashir Al-Bukhari, First Assistant to the Attorney General of Republic of Sudan, told the media that the work and mission of the committee start immediately.
According to him, the ad hoc committee would interrogate witnesses, hear their statements, collect evidence, and determine all the reasons, circumstances, and conditions that led to the events.
As well as assessing the losses, and taking all necessary measures to enforce the law, indicating that the judicial and regulatory bodies will work to achieve justice and establish the rule of law.
This came after President of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Buran ordered the formation of a fact-finding committee to probe carnages committed against South Sudanese refugees in Wad-Madani.
In a joint press conference last week, Sudanese envoy to Juba, Amb. Lt-Gen Isam Mohamed Hassan Karrar reiterated the Sudanese government’s commitment to international human rights laws.
“The investigative committee is been formed to probe into these crimes and we will arrest whoever was found guilty of these atrocities toward our South Sudanese brothers and even against Sudanese in general,” he revealed.
However, South Sudan experienced violent demonstrations on Thursday night in Juba and some states as protestors expressed their rage against grave violations committed by allegedly by the Sudan Armed Forces.
Heavy gunfire had rocked several parts of Juba city, Aweil, Bor and other states as police tried to disperse protestors.
In what seems to be a retaliation, it was reported there was looting and vandalism of shops into businesses perceived to belong to Sudanese traders.