SUDAN/DARFUR: SLM/AW LEADERSHIP COUNCIL SUSPENDS

UNCLAS LONDON 000338 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPARTMENT FOR S/USSES AND FOR AF/FO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL MOPS EAID SU CD UK SUBJECT: SUDAN/DARFUR: SLM/AW LEADERSHIP COUNCIL SUSPENDS LEADER ABDUL WAHID AL NOUR ¶1. (SBU) UK-based Sudan Liberation Movement/Abdul Wahid (SLM/AW) Spokesman Yahia Ahmed al Bashir Bolad informed Poloff February 11 that the SLM/AW Leadership Council took a decision February 11 to "freeze authorities and power of the head of movement Mr. Abdul Wahid Mohammed Ahmed Nour." (COMMENT: While Yahia al Bashir has reported accurately on the internal politics of SLM/AW in the past, it is unclear from London what the practical effect of this declaration will be. END COMMENT.) ¶2. (U) The SLM/AW Leadership Council issued the following statement to AU/UN Joint Mediator Jibriel Bassole, UNSC Members, the EU, and the AU: Decisions of the Leadership Council of Sudan Liberation Movement to Freeze Authorities and Powers of the Head of the Movement Mr. Abdul Wahid Mohammed Ahmed Nour Name of Decision: This decision is called a decision to freeze authorities and powers of the Head of Movement and to authorize the Leadership Council of the Movement to exercise the frozen authorities and powers of the Head of Movement. According to Clause 55 of the main statute of the Sudan Liberation Movement (Abdul Wahid al Nour),as the authorities and powers granted to the Leadership Council of the Movement, the following decisions have been issued: ¶1. To freeze authorities and powers of the Head of Movement Mr. Abdul Wahid Mohammed Ahmed Nour due to his public voiced and written refusal, the right of self-determination for the people of Darfur and his persistence to the united liberal and secular Sudan. The international laws guaranteed the right of self-determination to the nations that have suffered genocide crimes, ethnic cleansing crimes and crimes of war, crime against humanity and rape, thus right for the self-determination is a duty for the people of Darfur. ¶2. To authorize the Leadership Council of Sudan Liberation Movement to exercise the frozen authorities and powers of the Head of Movement, Mr. Abdul Wahid Mohammed Ahmed Nour. ¶3. The Leadership Council of Sudan Liberation Movement reiterates its confirmation to persist on the right of self-determination for the people of Darfur as basic reference and cornerstone to solve the Darfur case, after the governing regime in Khartoum committing genocide crimes, ethnic cleansing crimes, war crimes and crimes against humanity and rape crimes against the people of Darfur. ¶4. To dismiss Mr. Ahmed Mohammedin Abdullah Daw Elbeir from his position as consultant and theorist of the Movement and to transfer him to the investigating committee by charges of financial corruption. ¶5. To dismiss Mr. Nimr Mohammed Abdul Rahman, the Military Spokesman of Sudan Liberation Army, from his position and transfer him to the investigating committee, accusing him of assassination charges of commanders and circumstances of arresting Sudan Liberation Movement / Commander Yousif Ahmed Yousif (Kerjokola). Issued, signatory and sealed by the Leadership Council of Sudan Liberation Movement (Abdul Wahid al Nour),to be implemented as from the date of issue. END TEXT. Visit London's Classified Website: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom SUSMAN