Pronk, the senior UN official in the country, had been heavily criticized by the Sudanese army after he posted a description of several recent military defeats in Darfur to his personal blog.
Pronk der var FN’s øverste ansvarlige i Sudan, havde mødt stærk kritik af hæren, efter at han havde beskrevet flere nylige nederlag til den sudanske hær i Darfur på sin personlige blog.