SAF Working as Oil Company Security to be Replaced by Civilians
Unity state finance minister, Jalduong Matuek, says state authorities are replacing the remnants of Sudan Armed Forces still working in oil companies with local people from the state.
Speaking to Sudan Radio Service by phone from Bentiu on Monday, Mr. Matuek said they will recruit local people to work as security in the oil companies because soldiers are illegally working there. He added that some of the SAF soldiers in the state are posing as traders.
[Matuek]: “There are people who are still hiding. The UN is looking for them but they are not easily found because they are posing as traders. The reality is that these oil companies were full of SAF soldiers who were employed as intelligence. So now we want to replace them with civilians because soldiers are not allowed to work with oil companies.”
Mr. Matuek said that SAF soldiers who are not part of Joint Integrated Units that comprise both the SPLA and SAF are not allowed in the state.
In other news, the minister said that on Monday a Unity state delegation met with Southern Kordofan authorities to discuss the fate of the disputed Heglig oil fields along the border of Unity and Southern Kordofan states.
According to Mr. Matuek, Heglig belongs to Rubkona and Parieng counties in Unity state. Sudan Radio Service could not reach Southern Kordofan authorities to comment on the issue.
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