The leader of National Salvation Front (NAS) rebels, Gen. Thomas Cirilo Swaka has said that the South Sudan government is using the dialogue to consolidate power while committing genocide against the people with impunity.

Gen. Swaka made the remarks in a statement explaining his decision to turn down a request to carry out consultation with the members of national dialogue committee secretariat launched by the President Salva Kiir.

“We would like to re-assert our view that the same government that is spearheading the National Dialogue is also intensifying killings, rapes, and destroying villages and communities all over South Sudan, despite Kiir’s unilateral ceasefire,” the statement reads in part.

Swaka said that the national dialogue is intended to support and justify President Salva Kiir’s actions as the regime carried out genocide in Africa’s youngest nation.

“It is hard to avoid the conclusion that the national dialogue is not a credible solution but a tactical manoeuvre to enable the government to continue to remain in power while committing genocide against the people of South Sudan with impunity,” the statement further reads.

He called for a new peace process as the agreement on the resolution of the conflict in the Republic of South Sudan is dead for all practical purpose.