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Al Amoudi servant makes legal threat

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One of Al Amoudi’s servants in the Diaspora, Ato Eyaya Arega, is imitating his boss by hiring a lawyer to harass Ethiopian Review. The lawyer, Steven Sarfatti of Washington DC, wrote a letter (read here) demanding that we remove the articles about Eyaya and his gang of thugs who have turned the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA) into a tool for the Woyanne genocidal regime in Ethiopia.

The answer to Mr Sarfatti is that Ethiopian Review stands by the articles. In fact, there is more to come.

105 thoughts on “Al Amoudi servant makes legal threat”

  1. Eyaya Arega: You may stick in your lawyer, Steven Sarfatti in your rear end walk around. Most of us know that the letter is meant for the rest of us too. Too bad to you and your layer, no one is intimidated by the letter. BTW, is the Sheik paying for your legal expenses? Just checking.

    We shall re-structure ESFNA!!!!

  2. Thank you ELIAS for giving us such important information about these tugs and criminals. We have the most respect for you. Please keep up with the good job. You are indeed the true son of our mother, Ethiopia.

  3. Mr.Ayaya,

    Are you sure that you are doing the right thing ?
    As most Ethiopians believe you are one of those individuals who are running after that bad money.It is you who dis invited our hero Biritukan Mideksa.The other day you agreed to invite Dr.Asrat while he was a leader of political organization,and now inviting Biritukan is against the policy of ESFNA.Can you see the sharp conflict in the policy that you are mentioning.

    It is very very sad and cruel decision not to invite Biritukan.Do you know what it means for me,It means standing against justice,freedom,rule of law and democracy.On the other hand it is standing with the dictator who killed my brother in Ethiopia.

    Not inviting Buritukan means working for TPLF gangs Who killed 400 people in Gambela region in one single day and burn them with fire.

    Dis inviting Birtukan means endorseing a regime that killed 200 peaceful demonstrators in a day light in the street of Addis Ababa.

    Mr.Ayay you said you have been in ESFAN for the last 27 years.Oh my God you should be very rich by now.What makes you to work for ESFNA for the last 27 years ? The bad money that you and your friends are making kept you there.Nothing more nothing less.We have seen the tax return paper.That was good indicator about the bad money that keeps you for long in ESFNA.

    Mr.Ayaya,now I am coming to a conclusion not to see ESFNA with TPLF gangs and people like you.You should retire.You are too old to be sport leader.Get out of our ESFNA.However,before you leave we need to see ESFNA visited by external auditor and we need to see the report.If you want to retire,retire clean.

    One more thing you agreed to invite the then Senator Barak Obam.This is not untrue.I heard and read about this issue.Mr.Obam is a well known politician.Where was your policy that prohibit politicians to be gust ? a policy that prevent Biritukan being the gust ESFNA ? or your law does not work on some individuals ?It is very sad to see poeple like you standing in front of the public.

    All your argument is politically motivated.This is our understanding.I believe you have strong association with the dictator regime in Ethiopia who put Biritukan in prison for two years for no reason.

    Mr.Ayaya,you are not saving your name by hiring lawyers.If I were you I would work to control the damage.

    We are closely following the entire situation in ESFAN.

    Once more we do not need to have ESFAN that never seen by external auditors for the last several years.Ayaya go down with your old ESFNA,we will have new ESFNA soon and you will see.No more bad money.No more no more.

    Thank you Elias.You are good and I like your confidence.

  5. Hi Elu,

    Do not worry! They know very well that you are so brave for them not to turn your head down.

    I can see, there is a concerted effort by all agents from all direction against you at the momement. This means you doing so great against the hodams.

    keep it up the hard work.

  6. Mr. Sarfatti

    Really get real. Thatis the dumbest letter that I have read. But considering the thug that hired you it does not require that much intellegence to see that you are not up to snuff. You seem to have alot of time on your hand to sit and write a letter that really makes no sense. The information that you have regurgitated is all lies the community knows it and will support ER all the way.
    We appreciate the effort of ER and all Ethiopian websites that are exposing the thuggery that your client and some close friends in ESFNA that are trying to destroy the organization.

    Dear Sir, ER is a news media and we are in America the last we checked. Your client is liar and a bully, but of course since his hourly fees are being paid by his masters, you really do not care where the truth lies.\

  7. Does this attorney understand the meaning of press freedom at all ? Or he is selling his soul for money ? That is really a disservice to our value in the freedom of the press. What a shame!

  8. Ato Eyaya Arega should not have taken the same route as Al-Amoudi and TPLF. It is so un-Ethiopian to hire a lawyer to intimidate fellow Ethiopians especially when you are accused of doing something unjust. As far as Al-Amoudi and TPLF are concerned, it is evident that they are not Ethiopians. Even though the law regarding Defamation and Slander is clearly applicable in certain cases, it is hardly the case in Eyaya Arega Vs. Ethiopian Review. Never follow Al-Amoudi or TPLF.

    Defamation, Libel and Slander Law

  10. Most of all I like the following statement “if you are not familiar with these legal doctrines, you might consider education yourself on the rudimentary principles that govern journalism and publishing in your adopted Unites States”- I fully commence with this assessment. Elias – Please show us that you are better than Eyaya and his likes by providing us a factual evidence to decide who is really harassing whom. Otherwise we decide that you are really the one who are harrasing law abiding people and not those who wants to protect their name through legal means. I even do not expect that you will post my comments! Please do.
    Kewle

  12. Al Amoudi’s money is talking. Elias, don’t worry, the truth is on your side. You represent the suffering people of ethiopia not Hodam bands like Ayaya Arega.

    Ayaya has no God, his god is Al Amoudi and his master is Abnet. Leboch!

  14. Let him start it and he will see where it ends. That is a very good begining. we all stand besides you and we can forward a mass of affidavit against this thug. The lawer is his business whereever it goes he gets his money but this loser woyane will pay all the price. In the first place he has forgotten where he is …..There is freedom of speech and writing …mrs Abinet gebremeskel….or formally mr ayaya….you can not call your masters here….

  18. ELIAS LOOK WHAT “Al Amoudi” IS DOING TO OUR COUNTRY.DON’T TALK TO MUCHYOU DON’T BRING THE POLITICAL CHANGE FROM HERE IF YOU ARE HERE GO AND FIGHT THERE.BY THE WAY I AM NOT THE SUPPORTWR OF “WEYANE” BUT I LOVE PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD OR INVEST TO CHANGE MY COUNTRY’S IMAGE IN THE FUTURE.

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    THANKS

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    The company would build additional factories so as to expedite the economic growth of the country. In addition, local cement production will substitute imports, generate foreign exchange savings and significantly reduce cement prices. This will support the development of infrastructure and housing projects, which will encourage new business opportunities in other industrial and service sectors and lead to further job creation.

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  20. bravo elias,

    god bless you. you are a true hero of ethiopia and stay firm as we continue to be on your side and contine to expose the weyane alamudi servants and bring them to justice.

    death to all weyane elements and thier hodam servants

  23. Elias – thank you so much for sharing the document. However, I couldn’t find any harassment in the letter. They just requested you to substantiate and post any factual evidences you have against Eyaya and ESFNA. If I have not mistaken you also promissed us to provide more detailed reports. The question that you have been requested by the lawyer and us is where are they? Please respect your readers and provide us the facts. Please avoid name calling – why again you are labelling Eyaya as servant of Alamudi? Were you not advocating that we seek clarification through legal means from US Authorities about the death of Mohammed in Washington D.C.? I think you have to respect Eyaya’s choice of defending himself and provide evidence. Then, we all respect you and say that Elias is a man of TRUTH!
    Tariku

  24. Alamudi’s “WUSHEMA” got some green from his billionare “WUSHEMA”. That is how he could afford a lawyer. By the way, why didn’t he mention his weeping and his crying with the words “GASHEYE YEQOTAL” to his lawyer. Ayaya again didn’t tell the truth about what happend that day in Atlanta. Ayaya is a low life who sells his dignity for a couple of dollar.

  25. Elias, the majority of Ethiopians are on your side, not on the side of people who are close to one of the strongest supporters of dictator Meles that claimed victory by almost 100%. and a man that has given orders innocent Ethiopians to be picked up and thrown in jail, to be tortured and killed. ESFNA should have distanced themselves from strong supporters of the abuser of Ethiopian people and other people who are tied to TPLF in one way or another. ESFNA should come clean about the money they have been receiving from Almoudi, and the profits they have been making from the yearly Ethiopian soccer events. ESFNA haven’t given valid reasons why they rejected the invitation of Birtukan as guest of honor–the Ethiopian hero that is loved and admired by over 76 million Ethiopians.—-Making a legal threat to intimidate and muzzle Ethiopian reporters in and outside of Ethiopia is one of ESFNA greatest mistakes. This lawsuit is going to give a solid reason for Ethiopians to boycott the event in Atlanta. The power of God is much, much bigger than all the billionaires and lawyers around the world put together.
    Elias, please know that we love and support you 100%.

  26. Elias the Lawyer didn’t mention his client falling down on the ground and crying also more importantly he didn’t mention about the people who left for their home after the initial voting,so much so for Mr. Ayaya signing on the paper but that is not what happened.If you go to court a lot i mean a hole lot of things will be out on the open.The Gashiye’s selection of a life time connection was associated with $450,000,000 and Gashiye said he will be ready to die for EHADEG (weyane)is that political or not?

  27. Ohhh, Elias how you are smart this time. Appreciated. I think you are following a nice and easy way out to escape the worst. Quiting your web site after fighting with individuals like Eyaya is realy nice & easy. Otherwise, you know it is hard to face the worst in the future. Good for you to realze yourself you are the loser finally. That is brave of you, bro.

  31. hey elias, the problem is they al amoudi and eyaya have more money than they can spend…SADLY EVEN THOUGH ELIAS IS RIGHT, MONEY ALWAYS COMES OUT THE WINNER…I AM AFRAID THEY WILL PRESSURE YOUR WEB HOSTS INTO FORCING YOU DROP THE ARTICLE ABOUT EYAYA…THE BASTARDS HAVE DONE IT BEFORE…

  32. Eyaya is proving that his IQ is less than 10.

    Instead of paying a republican lawyer for nothing, he should have sent the money to his starving family members in Gondar.

    Eyaya is an idiot who does not have a clue about law 101.

    He should spend more time watching judje Judy…..if gets it.

  33. Elias, Thanks for representing Ethiopia. You are one of a kind fighting with Woyane all the way. You are at war with your pen and paper. I wish we all do the same which ever way we can to the mother land then all servant of woyane and Hodam like , Al Amoudi’s servants would be history. Thank you

  34. Elias,
    I support you 100%. You have been the most valuable source of information for exposing the workings and networks of TPLF abroad.
    It is expected that the thugs will hire lawyers only because they can not jail you or execute you here in America. The lawyer is an extension of the woyane intimidation machine.
    —-

    Dear Mrs. Ayaya, don’t shoot the messenger. You shot yourself in the foot when you aligned yourself with the genocidal regime. With or without EthiopianReview, history will see that your name stays in the mud by the merit of your actions. You are the only one to blame and people will never forget.

    To the Lawyer: First of all, learn what “Opinion journal” means. Aside from that, try not to put your head in your ass by pretending to understand somethings you have no clue about. Oh, and on a side note, please do wonder where the blood money you take in exchange comes from.

  35. Dear Elias, you’re as always a one man Tsunami sweeping away woyane pimps where ever they happen to show their cheap ugly face. But I’m surprised! Is this dude Eyaya paying out of his own cheap pockets? Or is the pedofile sheik running out of Adola money? Why are they hiring such a cheap lawyer? Does this lawyer guy want us to think he wrote the letter himself? Really?

  36. Elias keep up the good job.Any body who stop the invitation of Birtukan must think twice. There is no way any body who is free and is ETHIOPIAN WOULD never dare to chose aginest Birtukan, except those of them who are thinking just for themselves.ESFNA must work for ethiopians not for any body who is trying to support the pro (TPLF)clique.Think about ethiopians who cant say any thing in there home land because of the invaiding force (AGAZI).They live with fear.Birtukan was denied the invitation by TPLF no body else.Shame on Hodams.Long live Ethiopia.Viva Elias.

  37. Elias
    You are really shameful and you will, soon or later, face what you deserve. Some few people are encouraging you to write …. you very well know what you are posting all the time (truth based on facts on the ground or white false based on fully fabricated) you know all. I’m sure, if you are really human being you have no peace in your mind for what you are doing. You have to respect the personality of any one and write based on facts and have evidence and be sure that when this is not the case you will pay for what you desrve. You are not kid, at least by age, so that everyone could overlook what you are doing for what they, innocent people, are not. Do not forget that you are in US where everyones deginity is respected. Do not assume you are some where in the heaven that no one can acuse you as much as you are out of the reach of Woyanne. Try to obey the law where ever you are.

  38. Wake up! Elias many people including myself warning you all along not to blaber on the website that you can not have a supportive documents or facts on your hand. You will go down any way but you are decending faster than you should by lying. I told you many times that you are not a journalist and here we go the respected lawyer knows that too.
    The statement that I like from the so called lawyer of Ayaya about Elias is the following.
    “As a journalist – assuming you are a journalist- you must certainly understand that if you knowingly, recklessly or carelessly publish false and disaparaging statements about a person or his character, such as those you have leveled against mr. Arega, suvh falsities are not protected by freedom of speech to any greater extent than the first amendment to the constitution of the united states protects the publication of pornography, shouting fire in a crowded theatre or inciting violence by the use of fighting words. In actuality, the first amendment gives no proetction to such publication or utterance. If you are not familiar with these legal doctrines, you might consider educating yourself on the rudimentary priciples that govern journalism and publishing in your adopted united states.”
    If you got a spine to publish this go ahead, and if not I will not blame you.

  39. Take heart Elias,as you have stated this push is perhaps coming from top weyane operatives. We will not allow any intimidation,all that is needed on our part is fight weyane, that is expos,confront and show its illegitmacy.

    Some, who make their living as hired agents, more than others appear to be emboldened about their profession and they go as far to defend it through legal means.One factor for this might be the priority this individuals assign to self interest as opposed to nationl interest.The principle to buy individuals work for money has been the main stay of the racist regime and it was able to sustain and nourish it effectively. This policy which subject individual right and personal dignity to be reduced to government subservient hired agents has been permeating the entire society for the last twenty years. After many years of usage it is unlikely to go away over night. That explains the actions of this hodam.

    Another point beside self interest, that may influence the choices of a likes of this hodam they wait for the balance of power to tilt before they switch their loyalty.What can we do about it? The matter demands the active involvement of all opposition supporters and members. Continue to expose and furnish full evidence about all the hodams who are working for pay, for the unrepresentative racist pariah at the helm of power.Need to keep the list of their family members,and closely monitor the political activities. I believe the future era will define sharply the families of Arbengiouch-fanos and the families of bandas-selatos.Let it be known that service in future Ethiopia will be strictly by merit,at least,this is hat I feel. Not every Banda need to be permitted to hold respected post in the country when there is proof of their harm to the country. We must reverse what weyane has done for years,that is replace trust by showing concern for Ethiopia while,at the same time, exposing those who get fat on the expense of the poor.

  41. i like birtukan mideksa because she is a heroine. i appreciate her for everything she did for the democracy and peace of ethiopia as apolitical leader
    I like esfna for it’s effort bringing ethiopians together regardless of their differences in political and religious out looks and their ethinic identities.
    however, inviting birtukan, a political leader, would be out of its aim in bringing ethiopians together

  42. the so called lawyer of Ayaya(Hodam)…,why did you watse your time to write your scrambled letter?take him to court,I will asure you that millions of ethiopians will stand behind Elias Kifle.we know it is a blaff and intimidation.tell you claint Ayaya( a good slave of Alamudi)shutup and fill his big belly with blood money.

  43. Hi Mr. Elias,
    I was wondering where you are heading! Now what? I was one of your former admire. Now?
    If you may know or not know, the principles of journalism are truthfulness, accuracy and objectivity. And also impartiality, fairness and public accountability as these apply to the acquisition of newsworthy information and its subsequent dissemination to the public.
    You are living in civilized society in US in this 21st century and still thinking like the 16th century.
    Ethics of Journalism which recommends journalists to respect yet the presumption of innocence in particular in cases that are still
    Most of your comments and writings are includes discriminatory references, news based on race, and nationalities. This is really shameful. You know better that that. It does not help Ethiopia in any way. Since Ethiopian nature is based on different nationalities and ethnic groups. Your way of approach is wrong and divisive. You did not help anything. Take a vacation and think about it. I will expect the better of your comments soon. Otherwise I would suggest you to quiet this and give it away to someone who can be a true journalist. Respect yourself and stand with the truth.
    Thank you. (I will see if you can really post this.) Go for it !
    Chulise

  44. Dear Elias,

    Your misdeeds will haunt you back. Beware and ready to answer all the questions that may come to you bro! Be responsible and face it as a responsible person

  45. Elias these cheap modern time slaves are not in your line to say the least,it might be amoudi who assigned the dummy lawyer pushed by the midget himself who is hiding himself between minilik palace and the rubber stamp parliament,and i am very sure that he is following your article in a daily basis and inform his dedebit recruits (cadres) to follow up your web site and tries what possible to undermine you…

  47. ውድ ኤልያስ

    አሁን ገና ESFNA በወያኔ አሽከሮች የተሞላ ለመሆኑ የማያጠራጥር ማስረጃ አገኘን። ከእንግዲህ በእነርሱ ላይ ጦርነት አውጀናል። ESFNA የአላሙዲና የወያኔ አሽከር ለመሆናቸው የሚጠራጠር ካለ አሁን እርግጠኛ መሆን ይችላል። አሁን ሁላችንም አቶ ኤልያስ ክፍሌን ለመደገፍ እንነሳ። በገንዘብም ሆነ በሞራል አቶ ኤልያስን በቶሎ መደገፍ አለብን።

    እነዚህን ሆዳሞችና የሕዝብ ጠላቶች ሕጋዊም ሆነ በማንኛውም መንገድ ከመሃከላችን አሁኑኑ መንጥረን እናውጣ።

  48. Here we go again! Woyane and their paid servants trying to thwart Ethiopian Review because their sinsiter designs are being exposed by the brave son of Ethiopia Elias Kifle who stands for the poor and repressed voiceless peopole of Ethiopia; for those who are far removed from today’s Information techonology, and have no choice but to accept their fate at the hands of the ruthless power hungry regime . Woyane has censored ER in Ethiopia, but can they really do that here in America/ and the west? That is what they are trying to do through their expensive paid lawyers who echo back woyane’s words.
    Perhaps these lawyers do not understand the dirty Woyane politics and how much people loathe them. You don’t blame them they do this for money but sometimes it’s good to have common sense. Defending any of Woyane’s litte errand boy is like defending a genocidal regime
    who has not apologized for the many untold atrocities committed on innocent Ethiopians.
    Elias, we stand by you. Please keep us updated on this issue.

    Money cannot buy Justice!
    Justice shall Prevail.

  49. The lawyer’s intimidation is a common tactic, so we don’t even need to waste time on it. What amazes me is the so called gang members writing a supporting statement looking for a $$ to be thrown their way by Eyaya’s boss. I can tell their intention, but please stop selling your dignity for money. You may not even get a chance to be on Eyaya’s payroll because he is a looser.

  50. The noose is getting tighter isn’t it? All they are asking you is for the proof of the allegations you’ve been throwing around and if you have it they have no case. Now if you don’t, there is a problem. You know you might also be forced,legally that is, to reveal your inside source that is giving you doctored information for their own political reasons.

    Like I said the noose is getting tighter on you and your informers inside.

    Long Live ESFNA

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