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The Sudanese government announced that after the United States Congress passes the “Sovereign Immunity Act”, Sudan will become a country with full immunity against any future cases that may be brought against it under the Terrorism Act..
The Sudanese government noted that “Congress authorized legislation to approve the conciliation agreement that was reached between the government of Sudan and the government of the United States of America on the issues of the bombings of the United States embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the destroyer Cole, according to which it was agreed to pay the Sudanese government an amount of 335 million dollars. This is in exchange for removing Sudan from the list of states sponsoring terrorism as a first step, followed by the cancellation of court judgments issued against Sudan in those cases, which decided to pay Sudan more than $ 10.2 billion and then restore Sudan’s sovereign immunity from any future lawsuits related to the period in which it was listed on the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism“.
The Sudanese government also indicated that the initial version that was presented to the United States Congress was to cancel all cases filed against Sudan under the Terrorism Act and transfer cases filed against Sudan in the events of September 11, 2001 to the well-known “Law of Justice against Sponsors of Terrorism”. Abbreviated as “JASTA”, according to which any country can be sued, including countries not included in the terrorism list. However, the matter ran into opposition from two members of the Senate, prompted by the objections of attorneys for the relatives of the 9/11 victims, so the legislation that has now been passed has continued this. according to the Terrorism Law, not the JASTA law, as Sudan requested.
Also, the bill will cancel all other cases filed against Sudan, including “5 cases filed this year accusing the former Sudanese government of supporting Hamas in terrorist acts that affected US citizens residing in Israel, as well as another case that was presented in the middle of this year by American sailors. ” They were aboard the destroyer Cole“.
In addition to Sudan restoring its sovereign immunity, the United States Congress has approved $ 931 million in direct economic assistance to support Sudan’s economy..
This assistance also includes $ 120 million to support Sudan at the International Monetary Fund and restructure its debts, as well as $ 111 million to cover the costs of restructuring Sudanese debt and $ 150 million in compensation for Africans who were affected by the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, and they have now become US citizens..
Thus, the total direct and indirect aid approved with this legislation in favor of Sudan amounts to 1,100 million dollars, which is independent of the one billion dollars that the United States promised to pay to the World Bank to pay the arrears that Sudan owes to the Bank..
Consequently, the Sudanese government confirmed that Sudan’s legal status, after the legislation comes into force, will become a country with full sovereign immunity to any future attempts to litigate against it based on its previous status as a state that was included in the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
In this context, the Sudanese Ministry of Justice stated that Sudan is committed to appearing before US courts and defending itself in the currently existing cases to demonstrate its lack of connection to the events of September 11 and its innocence of these accusations..
The ministry noted that this “great historical development in Sudan’s relations with the United States means the liberation of the country once and for all from the repercussions of a dark period in the history of its relationship with the United States and the world. It also indicates the return of the country to its normal position as a state with sovereign immunity on an equal footing with all countries. ” Furthermore, this legislation opens the way for Sudan for economic and financial cooperation with the United States and other countries in full freedom and tranquility and without fear or fear that their money and property will be confiscated or confiscated due to court rulings related to terrorism.“.
Source: Suna
