Garang report due out
Jan 23, 2006
KHARTOUM, Monday – A final report into the air crash that killed Sudanese First Vice-President John Garang (left), the former southern rebel leader, should be completed by the end of February, the head of the inquiry team said on Monday.
KHARTOUM, Monday – A final report into the air crash that killed Sudanese First Vice-President John Garang (left), the former southern rebel leader, should be completed by the end of February, the head of the inquiry team said on Monday.
Garang’s death in a helicopter crash just three weeks after taking office in July sparked the worst riots in decades in the capital, claiming more than 100 lives in sectarian violence and stalling the peace deal he signed with the northern government to end more than two decades of civil war.
“We will probably be ready by the end of February,†Abel Alier told Reuters. “This will be the final report.â€
Alier would not comment on the inquiry’s findings, but diplomats who have seen parts of the report said initial indications were that it was an accident.
The investigation missed a deadline of one month after the crash to present a preliminary report, and has since delayed many times, prompting calls from southerners, including Garang’s widow, for more information.
Garang’s death in a helicopter crash just three weeks after taking office in July sparked the worst riots in decades in the capital, claiming more than 100 lives in sectarian violence and stalling the peace deal he signed with the northern government to end more than two decades of civil war.
“We will probably be ready by the end of February,†Abel Alier told Reuters. “This will be the final report.â€
Alier would not comment on the inquiry’s findings, but diplomats who have seen parts of the report said initial indications were that it was an accident.
The investigation missed a deadline of one month after the crash to present a preliminary report, and has since delayed many times, prompting calls from southerners, including Garang’s widow, for more information.