A South Sudanese soldier sits behind a South Sudan flag in Bentiu, Unity state, Jan. 12, 2014. South Sudan intercepted 11 U.N. trucks carrying weapons, headed to Bentiu.
South Sudan Intercepts UN Trucks Carrying Weapons -- Voice of America
UBA — South Sudanese officials said Friday they have intercepted 11 United Nations trucks carrying weapons, in violation of a U.N. rule that arms should be transported by air only in the country for security reasons.
South Sudan army spokesman Brigadier General Malaak Ayuen Ajook said the trucks were intercepted in Rumbek, in Lakes state, and will be held there until the government and the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) complete an investigation into the incident.
UNMISS said in a statement that "It is the policy of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) that during the crisis in South Sudan all arms and ammunition for peacekeeping contingents are flown into respective areas of deployment and not taken by road. This is an important security measure."
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My Comment: This is a serious beach of UN rules. I worked for the UN (IACO in Montreal 1989-1994) and I know that the UN operates with protocols and rules that must be strictly followed and enforced. Transporting weapons .... mislabeling the shipment .... etc. .... it does not take a rocket scientist to know that there is something wrong here.
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