South Sudanese paramilitary and government officials, said today that threats of further US sanctions did not worry them as their sides were not responsible for escalating the conflict situation in the region.
The South Sudanese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman, Mawien Makol Arik, deemed sanctions unnecessary.
A representative of the anti-government forces, Brigadier General Lul Ruai Koang, holding a similar opinion, said,
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The South Sudanese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman, Mawien Makol Arik, deemed sanctions unnecessary.
“The government has not violated any human rights. Instead, it is the government protecting civilians,” she told Voice of America.
A representative of the anti-government forces, Brigadier General Lul Ruai Koang, holding a similar opinion, said,
“We are not worried. We have not been obstructing the peace process,”
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