VOUR: WHY M7 DISPARATELY WANTS TO OPT OUT OF THE ICC. Museveni disparately wants to get out of ICC because the nose is tightening around his neck. His army UPDF was involved with an estimated slaughter of millions of Congolese people with Rwanda and Burundi. The French government official while addressing the UN , said that the looting of Congolese resources not only fuelled the conflict, but might have become a motive for its continuation. The Council must consider that facet of the deadliest conflict besetting the African continent. Approximately 2.5 million people had died since 1998, and thousands of others had been directly affected by the fighting. Those figures were appalling and urgent action by the Council was required. The report would help to end the pillage, he said. A unanimous decision to extend the Panels mandate for three months would help keep the Council informed, and would lead to a fresh appraisal of the situation. It was important to ensure that multilateral institutions and the countries concerned all played their part in that endeavour. The Council should work in a spirit of dialogue with all involved. He welcomed the announcement by the Ugandan Foreign Minister that his country would establish an independent inquiry, AMAMA MBABAZI, the then minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation of Uganda, said that his Government welcomed the release of the report of the Panel and wanted to respond to that document, including the allegations against Uganda, contained in it. He wanted to speak about the principles forming the basis of the investigation and about the quality of the evidence presented. He also wanted to present some suggestions for the way forward. A code was being actively enforced, prohibiting high-ranking Ugandan military personnel and their families from engaging in any trade in the Congo, he continued. The report implicated top Ugandan military officers and civilians as people involved in illegal exploitation of resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and he was happy to inform the Council that his Government had decided to establish an independent and transparent judicial commission to investigate the allegations. MOCTAR OUANE Malis government UN representative, said his country resolutely opposed the illegal exploitation of Congolese resources, as well as the continuing conflict. The Security Council should thoroughly scrutinize the Panels recommendations with a view to ending the plunder, which was causing unspeakable suffering to the Congolese people and destabilizing the whole region. Six international Red Cross workers were ambushed and killed in the territory controlled by UPDF. Museveni is prolonging his stay in power in order to avoid the ICC and many Ugandans buy into it. The name is VOUR.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 22:39:37 +0000
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