الغربة السياسية والأخلاقية لمن يتودون مدحاً للأوليغارشية القطرية

Quote: On the German Government’s sponsored German – Sudan Development Conference held on 29 January 2013 Monday, 18 February 2013 13:08 Under the sponsorship of the German Government, a conference to promote German and international investments in Sudan has taken place in Berlin on 29 January 2013. This conference was supposed to take place in October 2012, but it was postponed due to the attack on the German embassy in Khartoum by radical protestors who were logistically transported and financially sported by the Mayor of Khartoum province and endorsed by the dictator regime in Sudan. Although the attack on the German embassy in Khartoum was a clear sign of unstable security situations in Sudan, the German Government was still committed to the idea of the conference, which puts the resources of the German taxpayers and shareholders of German companies into jeopardy by throwing their efforts into a pool of corruption. As a matter of fact, similar conferences that supposed to be held in Turkey and Norway in March 2012 were cancelled due to lack of support from EU, US administration, and other international bodies. The Liberal Democratic Party – Sudan considers having this conference, would only prolong the life of one of the most corrupt regimes in the world, as an awkward step from a democratic state like Germany. Through the eyes of the Sudanese people, this conference has been perceived as undeserved support to the dictatorship in Sudan that would probably contribute the existing failure to manage the national resource, extend the suffering of the Sudanese people, and escalate the on-going war for a longer time. Needless to say that Sudan faces many corruption challenges fueling instability and insecurity and seriously undermining the fragile peace building process. 75% of the national revenue goes to military expenses and government corporate corruption. Government officials in Sudan frequently engage in bureaucratic corruption practices. Transparency International, a German based organisation, report for 2012 listed Sudan as one of the most corrupt regimes in the world occupying number 174 out of 175 countries evaluated by the organization. The International Monetary Fund has reported in September 2012 the Sudanese economy as the worst conducting economy in the world for the year 2012. Sudanese people do not enjoy economic freedoms neither basic service under the current regime. Only businessmen connected to the regime can provide business activities. Accordion to the Freedom House report for 2012 “Sudan is considered one of the world’s most corrupt countries. Power and resources are concentrated in and around Khartoum, while outlying states are neglected and impoverished. Members of the NCP, particularly those from favoured ethnic groups, tightly control the national economy and use the wealth they have amassed in banking and business to buy political support. The International Crisis Group estimates that the party’s top leadership owns more than 164 companies, which get the pick of the government’s contracts.” Heritage Foundation states that the “Political instability and prolonged lawlessness have wracked Sudan and ruined the country’s prospects for long-term investment and economic development”. It also states that “security and political uncertainty remain formidable challenges. The rule of law continues to be fragile and uneven. The inability to deliver even basic services on a reliable basis, often exacerbated by systemic corruption, has severely eroded confidence in the government.” In principle, Liberal Democratic Party – Sudan welcomes international efforts supporting aids and development operations, as well as lasting settlement of the Sudanese crisis. However, the LDP emphasizes the importance of considering the Sudanese prioritizes and legitimate demands for regime change, peace, stability, justice, democracy, political and economic freedoms that should be secured first. LDP receives the German Government’s sponsorship to this conference as a support to the dictator regime in Sudan, which is a paradigm shift in Germany’s moral responsibilities and contrary to the inherited humanitarian principles. The LDP has been observing closely all the negative and pragmatic international interventions in Sudan under the themes of peace and development. Therefore, LDP calls upon the German Government to immediately refrain from contributing to the systematic crimes against the Sudanese people by financially supporting regime economy and thus supporting the on-going wars and human rights violation committed by the regime and its wanted suspects by the International Criminal Court. LDP seizes this opportunity to remind all those supporting the Government of Sudan to consider the regime’s deliberate food-blockage against the civilians in Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains, as well as the on-going killing of civilians by the government sponsored militia-men in Darfur. LDP appreciates the longstanding support of the International Community to the Sudanese people through its humanitarian operations. The LDP counts on further extension of such support to find lasting peace accords, democracy and freedom.