301 Breaking News: U.N. Envoy to Sudan ‘Relieved of Duties’
I’ve just heard from a U.N. source that Jan Pronk, U.N. envoy to Sudan, has been relieved of his duties. It’s not clear whether he’s been declared persona non grata or stripped of his credentials.
I wonder if this is connected to his breaking news on his blog.
UPDATE: Here’s the BBC story. Looks like it was related to the comments he made on his blog.
[tags]Darfur, Sudan, United Nations, Pronk[/tags]
October 22, 2006 | In Sudan | 2 Comments
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The News as it was heard in Portugal:
The Sudanese government declared Pronk persona non grata, because he had annouced a defeat of the Sudanese Armed Forces. (http://www.janpronk.nl/index275.html ????)
Comment by Lu?s Bonif?cio — October 23, 2006 #
It’s expected that gov’t kicks out an intruder journalist who only writes negative views on gov’t. Yet, I am no Sudan gov’t supporter. Pronk needed to be kicked like the rest of UN
peacemakerstrouble-makers.Comment by Fluent-Sudani — October 28, 2006 #