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South African Interference in Lesotho
Topic Started: Sep 11 2014, 06:44 AM (514 Views)
Jordanc
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علي أحمد كرتي // Ali Ahmed Karti
Foreign Minister of Sudan

Sudan comes to the International Community to condemn the impending invasion of Lesotho by South Africa. South Africa reserves no right what so ever to interfere in the Domestic Affairs of Lesotho as a sovereign nation, and as such the Lesotho prime minister who has run to the South African government to take control of his country will not be recognised by Sudan and all relations will be cut off should South Africa enter Lesotho. Allow me to remind you of the mass protesting and civil unrest in Lesotho in 1998 in which the South African supported PM was accused of vote rigging and denied any lawsuit into the matter then had the South African military intervene in his conflict against Lesotho civilians, not only did Lesotho break international law by using military on it's civilians but South Africa deployed its military.

We do not wish to see a South African puppet lead Lesotho and as such we call on the International Community to urge South Africa to not repeat the actions it undertook in 1998.
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علي أحمد كرتي // Ali Ahmed Karti
Foreign Minister of Sudan

It is becoming increasingly clear that the "Government of Lesotho" which has a history for fraudulent elections is consistently a South African Puppet Regime that only stands to favour the Government of South Africa hence why Minister Nkoana-Mashabane says that the People of Lesotho should show their opposition in the matter yet give them literally no opportunity to do so. The consistent "for the people of Lesotho" argument by the South African regime is clearly falling apart as they wish to secure their own financial assets rather than allow the people of Lesotho to live in peace.

I would like to remind the international community that there was no violence being committed until the South African regime decided to send in it's troops to defend it's puppet leader.
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Minister Karti, unlike the regime you work for Sudan, the Kingdom of Lesotho allows for freedom of speech and assembly, so the people can demonstrate their opposition, if not in the ballot box, but in free and open forums of speech and expression. And, the fact of the matter is, that if the South African National Defence Forces were not leading the mission for peace and stability in Lesotho, the situation in the country could very well, collapse into complete and all-out war, and I know, no able nation, with the compliance of the governments of both countries involved, would stand to see the assets that contribute to the prosperity of both nations, be at risk for destruction.

Also, your "reminders" to the international community are false. Before South African intervention, the former Lieutenant-General Tlali Komali and his renegade supporters attempted to overthrow the democratically and constitutionally elected government in a coup. They began forcibly disarming police forces, seizing stockpiles of arms, and created mayhem in the streets, sending civilians and security forces, alike, into hiding. These same forces have also, prior to our intervention, engaged in firefights with police forces that refused to submit to them, killing several of Lesotho's finest men. I understand the Sudanese government's dislike for supporting democratic values, but please refrain from making false allegations in your arguments.

Posted Image Maite Nkoana-Mashabane,
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa
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Legion
Sep 21 2014, 07:57 AM
We have neither the time nor the immediate resources to begin carrying out a referendum, regarding South African intervention in Lesotho. Lesotho could be on the verge of war, and we can not wait months, for a formal referendum to take place. The government of Lesotho is acting on behalf of the people, and have been entrusted by the people to carry out their will, and in this, they have requested South African military intervention and assistance. If the people of Lesotho find this to be an unpopular decision, they can speak publicly in opposition, or make their voices heard in the ballot box, in free and open elections.

Posted Image Maite Nkoana-Mashabane,
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa
So South Africa is against a referendum, but believes the people of Lesotho should speak itself out in an election. So instead of a referendum, organize an election instead. You say you are willing to listen to the people of Lesotho. This should solve the case. I as well understand that you have no resources for referendum. Luckily the United States as proclaimed defender of democracies does have the resources. Maybe ask them to deliver those resources?

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
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Minister Parrilla, I would like to clarify that when I said free and open elections, I meant parliamentary elections that have already been pushed to an earlier date by two years, under the Pretoria Accords. Hopefully by the date of new parliamentary elections, this crisis would have been resolved and the people can exercise their approval or disapproval towards Lesotho's democratically-elected government, and decide who should then fill the seats of parliament and the office of Prime Minister.

Posted Image Maite Nkoana-Mashabane,
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa
Edited by Legion, Sep 21 2014, 08:28 AM.
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علي أحمد كرتي // Ali Ahmed Karti
Foreign Minister of Sudan

There has been no reports of the army killing police officers or Lesotho civilians. In fact most news report evidence to the contrary of the South African governments statement. Once again this country based on free speech and assembly does the completely opposite when it ignores the will of the people who want to get rid of a non-democratic leader who has been known to commit fraudulent elections.
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Minister Karti, almost every news outlet reporting on the crisis in Lesotho have stated that a coup was launched in late August and in this attempt to overthrow Lesotho's government, police were forcibly disarmed a number of them have died in firefights started by renegade military forces. Major news agencies and organizations, such as the New York Times, CNN, Time, as well as smaller ones, have all supported our claims, not to mention official governmental reports also concur with the fact that certain parts of Lesotho's army have engaged in fighting with Lesotho's police force, leaving a number of police officers dead.

Posted Image Maite Nkoana-Mashabane,
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa
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Minister Nkoana-Mashabane

Firstly condolences of the loss of 12 troops in Lesotho, secondly we believe that the turmoil in Lesotho could of been handled better if an SADC force was involved rather than one nation, this will cause more trouble in the future and will damage South Africa's reputation. We believe that new elections should be in order for next year and we are willing to assist in this if needed.
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علي عبد السلام التريكي // Ali Abdussalam Treki
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libya

My condolences of the loss of those many soldiers that tried to help their African brothers. The Republic of South Africa has the entire support of the State of Libya.

As Mr. Steinmeier said, maybe a SADC peacekeeping force would be better rather than send the SAF army alone to Lesotho.
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We thank the internarional community for their continued support of the Republic of South Africa as we try to achieve the goal of peace and stability in the Kingdom of Lesotho, and we will consult the Southern African Development Community regarding this issue immediately. However, we will not remain idle while talks are ongoing, and the South African National Defence Forces will respond with force, to the recent attacks.

Posted Image Maite Nkoana-Mashabane,
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa
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Although we understand the reasons that lead to the South African intervention we agree with our German counterparts that it would be best if this intervention was carryied out by a SADC force.

We suggest the matter is taken to this organization so that the SA intervention can become a SADC one.

We also recomend elections to be called as soon as possible.
Edited by Mano Negra, Sep 26 2014, 10:28 AM.
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