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UAE denies involvement in Sudan civil war, responds to independent mission report

From Khaleej Times · () English

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  • The UAE’s mission to the United Nations denied involvement in Sudan’s civil war and rejected allegations in a report by the UN-mandated International Fact-Finding Mission.
  • The UAE said it had not supplied arms or related materiel to any party in Sudan since the conflict began in April 2023 and called for allegations to undergo impartial, evidence-based review.
  • The UAE also cited its investigation into an alleged Sudanese arms-smuggling network, involving 13 defendants and six UAE-registered companies referred to court.

The United Arab Emirates has again denied involvement in Sudan’s civil war, responding to allegations contained in a report by the UN-mandated International Fact-Finding Mission.

In a statement issued through its UN mission in Geneva, the UAE said it had engaged with the mission “in a transparent and substantive manner.” It noted that the mission had recognised written and oral responses submitted by the UAE, but rejected its findings on the country’s alleged involvement.

not involved in the civil war in Sudan

· UAE Mission to the United NationsThe UAE’s central response to allegations in the UN fact-finding report.

“The UAE reiterates that it is not involved in the civil war in Sudan, nor has it provided arms or any related materiel to any party in Sudan since the outbreak of the conflict in April 2023,” the mission said. It condemned violations of international human rights and humanitarian law by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, while urging that allegations be examined rigorously.

The UAE reiterates that it is not involved in the civil war in Sudan, nor has it provided arms or any related materiel to any party in Sudan since the outbreak of the conflict in April 2023

· UAE Mission to the United NationsThe mission denied supplying military support to either side since the conflict began.

The UAE said allegations “must be assessed carefully and grounded in an objective, impartial and evidence-based methodology, drawing on information that has been carefully verified, independently corroborated and assessed against consistent evidentiary standards”. It also reaffirmed compliance with the UN Security Council sanctions regime and support for extending the arms embargo to Sudan and ending all external military support to the warring parties.

The statement pointed to an investigation completed in April into a Sudanese arms-smuggling network. UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi referred 13 defendants and six UAE-registered companies to the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal’s State Security Court on charges including illicit trafficking in military materiel, forgery and money laundering. The suspects included Sudanese politicians, former intelligence officers and businessmen linked to Sudan’s Islamic Movement and the Muslim Brotherhood.

must be assessed carefully and grounded in an objective, impartial and evidence-based methodology, drawing on information that has been carefully verified, independently corroborated and assessed against consistent evidentiary standards

· UAE Mission to the United NationsThe UAE called for rigorous evaluation of the allegations.
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