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ECOMOG condemns abductions

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    ECOMOG condemned the abductions, describing them as "an unacceptable violation" of the cease-fire and Lome peace agreement signed by the RUF/AFRC alliance and the government of Sierra Leone, and demanded the immediate release of the victims.

    Abductions, ECOMOG said, provided "another basis for the doubts being expressed by some concerned citizens with regards to the sincerity and commitment of some of the combatants to the implementation of the peace agreement".

    Groups and individuals among the combatants who nurse grievances, ECOMOG said, should use the existing avenues - such as ECOMOG, the government, and RUF/AFRC-UNOMSIL forum - to file complaints.

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