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Re: اغتيال قرنق ( اعادة فتح الملف) فرضية سوء الاحوال الجوية ضحك علي العقول (Re: ابراهيم عدلان)
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1.4. Objectives of the Sudan Commission 1.4.1 According to the mandate prescribed in the Presidential Decree 179/2005, the Sudan Commission’s objectives are: 1.4.1.1 Generally and specifically, to achieve the aims of the mandate of the Presidential decree, 1.4.1.2 Generally and specifically, to determine the cause of the crash of the Ugandan Presidential Helicopter Mi 172 - AF 615 in the Zulia Mountain Range in the North East of Uganda territory, 1.5. Approach and Methodology 1.5.1 In carrying out its responsibilities, the Sudan Commission resolved to: - Visit the site of the crash, - Visit Russia where the helicopter was manufactured, overhauled and collect relevant data and analyze the same, 4 Sudan National Inquiry and Investigation Commission PART ONE - Take the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), for a read out in Russia, - Conduct interviews with eyewitnesses, officials of the Ugandan Government, soldiers, ministers and foreign Ambassadors where relevant, - Work with others such as the Ugandan Government, the Kenyan Government and the United States America Government, to the extent that the Commission’s mission may be fully fulfilled. - Adopt an analytical method of retrieving technical information and benefited from the expertise of other parties that formed the Joint International Technical Committee involved in the investigation, in order to give the investigation report, when completed and released, the regional and international dimension it requires. - Adopt standards and recommended practices laid down in Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention. 1.5.2 In preparing to carry out its responsibilities the Sudan Commission quickly realized that its terms of reference would not be fulfilled unless full cooperation of the Uganda Government was secured, institutionalized and operationalized. The Sudan Commission had to travel to and to operate in Uganda for the following reasons: - The helicopter that crashed was Ugandan Government property. It was registered in Uganda as AF 615. - The helicopter took-off from a Ugandan Airport and crashed within Uganda. - To gather information about the precautions taken for the safe flight and any compliance with safety requirements for the helicopter operation were in Uganda. - The Air Traffic Control Center in Entebbe Airport from which the helicopter took off for New Site was in Uganda. - Documents about the helicopter and the crew were in Uganda. - The black boxes, the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (VCR) were in the possession and control of Uganda and SPLM in Uganda. - It was found essential, for the purposes of transparency, justice and credibility, to work not only with Uganda but also with others, Kenya in the region and the USA at the international arena. - The Sudan Commission adopted the standards and recommended practices laid down in Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention, in the investigation. 1.5.3 At the time the Sudan Commission arrived in Uganda, technical teams from the SPLM, the Government of Uganda, Kenya, the Russian Federation, the United Nations and USA had already started (in New Site) investigating into the causes of the crash. The technical committee, in addition to others, included the following: - Mr. Dennis Jones, a US national and Chief Investigator from the US National Transportation Safety Board. - Mr. Peter Wakahia, Chief Accident Investigator, Kenya. - Mr. John Ochang, Kenya Police Air Wing, Kenya. - Mr. Peter Munyao, Accident Investigator, Kenya. - Mr. Edgar Lopo, Kenya Air force, Kenya. - Brigadier Riak Jeroboam, SPLM/A, Sudan. - Aleu Ayieng, SPLM/A Military Engineer (Explosives and Ballistics).Sudan. - Dr. Dau Aleer, SPLM/A, (Medical Expert). Sudan. - Dr. Kuol Deng Kuol, SPLM/A, Sudan. - Dr. Njue Moses Gachoki, Kenyan Government Chief Pathologist. Kenya. 5 Sudan National Inquiry and Investigation Commission PART ONE - Mr. Kalistratov Yuri, Kazan Helicopters, the Russian Federation. - Mr. Safarov Ra####, Kazan Helicopters, the Russian Federation. - Mr. Manokha Peter, Kazan Helicopters, the Russian Federation - Mr. Sebulika Busulwa, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, Uganda. - Mr. Barry Kashambo, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, Uganda. - Major Pascal Mangeni, Uganda Peoples Defence Force, Uganda. - S/Sgt. G. T. Nakitale, Kenya Air Force, Kenya. - Lieutenant Colonel Christian Ilonga, United Nations. 1.5.4 The Sudan Commission held its first meeting with the Ugandan Ministerial Commission in Kampala on August 18, 2005 and both commissions decided to establish a Joint Commission, co-chaired by the Chairpersons of both Commissions and assisted by a joint international technical committee, composed of members from Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and the United States of America. Mr. Dennis Jones, an American national representing the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States, was appointed by the Joint Sudan- Uganda Commission as the investigator–in-charge, with specific terms of reference. Mr. Jones led the joint technical investigation as one of the members of The Joint International Technical Committee. The Sudan Commission also agreed that the investigation would be conducted under the guiding principles of Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention 1948 to which the Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and the United States are signatories. 1.5.5 On 21 August 2005, the Sudanese technical committee visited the site of the crash of the helicopter for survey, inspection, study and it rendered reports and findings. They also met with the SPLA eyewitnesses, then present in New Cush and New Site at the time. These technical experts, each in his field of expertise, prepared and made written reports to the Sudan Commission. Copies of these reports were supplied to the Chairman of the Ugandan Ministerial Commission and to the Investigator-in-Charge. 1.5.6 The Joint International Technical Committee continued its meetings in Entebbe through out the period of the investigation. It examined various aspects relevant to the investigation such as the helicopter airworthiness, meteorological aspects, human factors and air traffic control. The committee also interviewed Air Force pilots, engineers, technicians and administrators. It made a number of preliminary and progress reports to the Joint Sudan Uganda Commission. 1.5.7 The Sudan Commission itself conducted interviews with leading and relevant figures in Uganda, Sudan and Kenya, including some of the leadership of the SPLM/A, in Khartoum, Juba (in Sudan), Kenya and Uganda. 6
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