Transportation and Communications Minister Junedin Sado’s opponent during the May 15 elections, Wzt Minisha Girma, has been kidnapped by security forces.

Minisha had defeated Junedin in the Oromiya regional elections, but he accused her of cheating and asked the Election Board to conduct reelection. The Board then declared him a winner after a fake revote. He is now appointed by Meles Zenawi as the Minister of Transportation.

Right after the May elections, Junedin’s cadres shot several bullets on Minisha’s house in Iteya Woreda, Arsi. She escaped the attempt on her life and went into hiding in Addis Ababa. Last Thursday, January 19, the security forces caught upto her. Minisha’s family are unable to locate her and they are gravely concerned for her well-being.