Common use of Other Armed Groups Clause in Contracts

Other Armed Groups. 11.1. In accordance with Article 7 (a) of the Agreement on Security Arrangements, the Parties agree to expedite the process of incorporation and reintegration of armed groups allied to either Party, into their armed forces, other organized forces, the civil service and civil societal institutions. 11.2. The Parties agree to each setting up “Incorporation and Reintegration Adhoc Committee” to implement the provision of sub-section 11.1 above. 11.3. In accordance with the Framework Agreement on Security Arrangements during the Interim Period, no armed group allied to either party shall be allowed to operate outside the two forces. Other Armed Groups (OAGs) who have a desire and qualify shall be incorporated into the organized forces of either party (Army, Police, Prisons, and Wildlife Forces), while the rest shall be reintegrated into the civil service and civil society institutions. 11.4. The Parties agree to adopt a collaborative approach for handling OAGs and to establish by D day + 15 days an OAGs Collaborative Committee (CC) which shall comprise equal number of representatives from both parties (three each) and an independent observer from UN. 11.5. The OAGs CC shall, inter alia, perform the following functions: 11.5.1. Ascertain strength and armament conditions of all OAGs units which shall be verified by the VMT until UN monitors take over; 11.5.2. Ensure freedom of choice for all OAGs personnel as to the party they so desire to be incorporated in; 11.5.3. Ensure free and fair access of the parties to the OAGs; 11.5.4. Supervise and review incorporation processes of both parties; 11.5.5. Provide a forum for the parties to exchange information and data on the OAGs as well as handling complaints that pertain to their incorporation process and their activities; 11.5.6. Receive regular updates on the progress of the OAGs incorporation; 11.5.7. Keep the Ceasefire Political Committee abreast on the progress of the OAGs incorporation; 11.5.8. Monitor the DDR programme for the OAGs. 11.6. DDR programme for the OAGs shall be worked out by Southern Sudan DDR Commission (SDDRC) by the end of the Pre-Interim Period with technical assistance from international experts. All integration options shall be open in that programme. 11.7. Upon signature of this Agreement, the process of incorporation of individual members of all other armed groups, who desire and qualify shall start as soon as possible into the ranks of either SAF or SPLA or integrated into organized forces (police, prisons and wildlife services), while the rest shall be reintegrated into the civil service or civil society institutions. 11.8. By D Day + 6 months, the OAGs Collaborative Committee after ascertaining the strength and armament conditions of OAGs units, shall ensure freedom of choice for all OAGs members to join either Party they so desire to be incorporated in, provided that no other armed groups shall continue to have a separate existence outside the command of either SAF or SPLA. 11.9. By D Day + 12 Months, the OAGs Collaborative Committee shall finish the incorporation process of OAGs members who desire and qualify into the armed forces of either Party and police, prisons, wildlife service and civil service. 11.10. When the incorporation process of OAGs referred to above in sub- section 11.9 is completed, the incorporated OAGs members shall not be allowed to xxxxxx from one Party to the other nor to change from police, prisons, wildlife and civil service to the military. 11.11. The Parties commit themselves, through OAGs Collaborative Committee and Incorporation and Reintegration of Adhoc Committees, to jointly brief all the OAGs about the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and their rights and obligations in the Agreement so as to ensure that they adhere to and respect all the provisions of the Agreement.