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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The South Sudan Liberation Movement (SPLM) has defended the embattled party\u2019s secretary general, Peter Lam Both, over a statement he made about the First Vice President Riek Machar.<\/p>\n

Lam Both was recorded saying that Machar has declared war against one ethnic group.<\/p>\n

But Bol Makueng, the SPLM Secretary for External Relations, said the video clip circulating on social media platforms in which Lam was captured making the remarks was a \u201csmall part of the bigger speech\u201d being circulated by propagandists.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been taken out of context,\u201d Makueng said in defence of Lam Both.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis kind of hypocrisy is the one that is being utilized these days for political gains,\u201d he said, adding that those spreading the fake news are doing so for political mileage.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who are saying these things are saying so because they need bigger positions. The clip in social media by Comrade Peter Lam was to stop the rebellion and it was a bigger speech where he was talking on different things,\u201d added Makueng.<\/p>\n

Makeng said the statement Peter Lam made was not intended to incite violence.<\/p>\n

He argued Peter Lam used the idea that [the tribe-censored] followed Riek Machar in 2013 and 2016 as an example of a tribal rebellion.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is just speaking on the fact that violence in this country has always been caused by IO in the person of Riek Machar\u201d Makweng told the media.<\/p>\n

Oyet Nathaniel, SPLM\/SPLA (IO) deputy chairman while condemning the utterances by Lam, called on the South Sudan peace guarantors to take action against those inciting violence in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply concerned and disappointed by the growing level of hate speeches and tribal incitement by some senior members of the SPLM party.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is our belief that such utterances are never slips of the tongue but calculated statements and official policies of a group. Such statements in the near past and now were used by political and military elements affiliated to SPLM to divide and incite violence against certain groups and communities in South Sudan\u201d Oyet noted in his statement on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Lam\u2019s statement has received mixed reactions online with a section of netizens calling for him to retract his words and make a public apology.<\/p>\n

In the video clip, Lam was captured saying that: \u201cRiek Machar declared war against [tribe-censored]. Any [tribe-censored] who declares war against [tribe censored], that [tribe-censored] will all follow him. You need to know this. Even myself, if declare them the same, all [tribe-censored] will come out from UNMISS and follow me.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs this the way we want to build South Sudan?\u201d Lam said on January 26, 2023.<\/p>\n

He said Riek Machar is being followed by his tribemates and women because whenever he rebels against SPLM, SPLM does not change. He argued that such a move instills the ideology in the minds of his supporters that he is their only capable leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cEight years Dr. Garang waited for him when Riek Machar returned; he was reinstated to his position, and yet we (Nuer) were having senior commanders but they were not put in the place of Riek.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2013, Riek rebelled while SPLM waited. When we told Riek to come back to the party, he refused. And he doesn\u2019t want SPLM to go forward because he would say \u2018I am still the deputy of Salva [Kiir]\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: The City Review South Sudan<\/b><\/p>\n

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