Sudanese Government Delegation Member Reveals Behind the Scene Developments

Sudanese Government Delegation Member Reveals Behind the Scene Development

Cairo – Sudanhorizon – Sabah Musa
Dr. Moatasem Al-Senussi, member of the Sudanese government delegation participating in the session of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, has revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has failed to come up with something new that Sudan has not anticipated. He stressed that the ICJ has yet to issue its final statement.
In a statement to Sudanhorizon news website, Al-Senussi stated that the court heard the request submitted by Sudan in the first session. He added that Sudan presented a coherent case, beginning with an explanation of the court’s jurisdiction to resolve the disputes and presenting documents, data, and photos.
He indicated that Sudan has proven the danger of the continued genocide and violations committed by the Rapid Support Forces with unlimited support from the UAE.
He added that Sudan affirmed its commitment to the interim measures obligating the UAE not to assist the Rapid Support Forces militia against the Sudanese people. A member of the Sudanese government delegation and advisor to the Ministry of Justice pointed out that the UAE did not present anything new or unexpected in the second session.
He said that the UAE delegation only objected to Article 9 of the Genocide Convention and declared its would maintain its objection to this article. He explained that the UAE delegation attempted to insert some political phrases, and said that they spoke politics in an otherwise legal context.
He added that the court surprised them in the end with two questions: the first was why the UAE joined the convention while objecting to Article 9, and what was the purpose of the objection.
He continued: The second question was that the UAE presented two contradictory documents, and the question was which documents they were relying on.
The member of the Sudanese government delegation revealed that the court has not yet issued its statement, and that it will await the UAE’s response to the two questions.
He said the court would then hear Sudan’s response to these questions, a process which may last for a month. He explained that the court faces two scenarios: either accepting jurisdiction, after which further sessions will be held to hear the objectivity of the precautionary measures against the UAE, or the other scenario is for the court to declare its lack of jurisdiction.
He expressed Sudan’s optimism that its rights will not be lost, and that despite what is happening, all Arab countries, as well as some regional and international countries, are well aware that the UAE is being held accountable in Sudan.
He emphasized that Sudan is fully confident of its victory over the UAE in this case. He said that the two delegations were present together in the courtroom, and that there was no discussion or greeting between them.
He downplayed the mockery by the UAE side about Sudanese delegate’s performance in the session saying, “We don’t have time to comment on that. They should have commented on our entire case, but they did not offer anything new, which we knew nothing about except the objection that the court suddenly asked them about.”
The member of the delegation revealed that Sudan had submitted more than 150 documents to the court. He said that these documents included the type of weapons and their date of manufacture, and that they were for the benefit of the UAE. He added, “We also submitted passports of UAE soldiers who were present on the ground, along with passports of Colombians and Ethiopians who entered with visas from a UAE security company.”
He argued that the UAE delegation was unable to refute any of these documents, and that they focused solely on their objection to the lack of jurisdiction.

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