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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan People\u2019s Defense Forces (SSPDF), Spokesperson of Maj Gen Lul Ruai Koang, dismissed from Gen Paul Malong\u2019s group that some soldiers defected from Jonglei State.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with The City Review on Tuesday, Gen Lul referred to the allegations emanating from the South Sudan United Front\/Army (SSUF\/A) as a \u201cpure publicity stunt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSSPDF didn\u2019t experience any defections. It was a pure publicity stunt,\u201d Gen Lul said.<\/p>\n

He was responding to a letter circulated last week and which alleged that 1,378 officers and Non-Commission officers had defected to SSUF\/A of Gen Paul Malong.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with great pleasure that the South Sudan United Front\/Army welcomes to its ranks and files the new members who have expressed interest in joining hands with like-minded comrades of this movement to collectively champion for a better South Sudan,\u201d read the letter seen by City News Digital.<\/p>\n

It further stated: \u201cJonglei Canal Battalions Group led by Major Chol Biar Lual and 1,378 officers and NCOs are the sons and daughters of South Sudan who felt that a danger was coming in light of the government\u2019s attempts to implement infernal plans that would displace the local and indigenous population if Jonglei Canal is built.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group derived its name from \u201cthe Jonglei Canal\u201d a proposal initiated by the minister for water resources and irrigation, Manawa Peter Gatkuoth, to reduce insecurity in Jonglei State, encourage agriculture, and mitigate flooding.<\/p>\n

However, the government had not approved the digging of the canal and neither has it released the budget for the construction.<\/p>\n

Defections<\/b><\/p>\n

Since last year, Malong\u2019s movement has been claiming to have received some defected forces from the government soldiers but SSPDF has ever denied the report.<\/p>\n

Last week, six senior military and political leaders in Malong\u2019s movement formed a separate faction dubbed \u201cSouth Sudan United Front\/Army Proper (SSUF\/AP), claiming that they desired negotiations instead of a barrel of a gun.<\/p>\n

They cited the lack of direction and failure of Malong\u2019s movement to address the problems faced by the refugees and IDPs.<\/p>\n

In January, the official spokesperson and the ICT Secretary of South Sudan United Front\/Army (SSUF\/A), Deng Chapath, defected to the government and warned South Sudanese against joining Malong so that they would not regret.<\/p>\n

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