Sudanese protest delay in Iraq compensation
2013-02-11 14:51
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Khartoum - About 400 Sudanese marched on Monday accusing the
Sudanese government of not handing over compensation paid for Iraq's 1990
invasion of Kuwait.
"We want our money," read one sign carried by the
protesters, who stopped at a local United Nations office and then at a
television network before dispersing.
"We want to send a message to the UN that the money it
transferred to the Sudanese government didn't reach us," said a protest
leader, Ahmed Hamid.
The UN's Compensation Commission was created in 1991 to
handle claims for losses and damage caused by Iraq's invasion and occupation.
Sudan is among more than 100 countries which submitted
claims for their nationals, corporations or themselves, the commission says on
its website.
More than $40bn has been paid, leaving about $12bn still to
be distributed in reparations, the commission said.
