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Congressman Payne on Sudan


Sudan’s NCP: Reneging On Another Agreement



In early December, the Bashir government arrested senior members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) and many other Sudanese because they took part in a peaceful demonstration. The SPLM leadership chose to use peaceful means to resolve that crisis. A week after the resolution of that that crisis, the SPLM and the National Congress Party (NCP) reached important agreements on Southern Sudan and the Abyei Referendums and on popular consultation for Nuba and Blue Nile States.



The agreements reached on December 13, 2009 were to be passed by the National Assembly without changes. Unfortunately, but expectedly, the NCP made changes to the Southern Sudan Referendum legislation in violation of the agreements reached by the parties. Many people died in South Sudan for the right to self determination, and millions continue to suffer. NCP’s actions constitute a brazen violation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).



This obstructionist behavior clearly demonstrates that the NCP has no desire to honor the CPA and will use any means necessary to crush the peaceful aspirations of the people of Sudan. The Obama Administration, as articulated in the Press Statement released today, should stand firmly against the obstructionist behavior of the NCP.



In early December at a hearing on Sudan, I stated that “I sometimes wonder if we will ever get a just peace in Sudan as long as the el-Bashir regime is in power. For those who still believe that a peace agreement with this regime will bring an end to the suffering, I say look again at the situations in Darfur and in Abyei.”



The Bashir regime must respect the agreements reached on December 13 and reverse the measures taken by the National Assembly. The Sudan Government must also make changes to the National Security Act as demanded by the SPLM and other political parties.



As we approach the first Sudan Policy Review, I strongly recommend that the Obama Administration take into account the obstructionist behavior of the NCP. The Administration should also impose a travel ban against senior NCP officials, who are an obstacle to the implementation of the CPA and democratic reform in Sudan. Furthermore, the Administration should end high-level contacts with senior NCP officials and cancel meetings scheduled for January with Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). The measures taken against certain officials in Kenya should apply to the NCP as well.



For Immediate Release

Kerry McKenney

202-225-3436

December 23, 2009