ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The dictatorial regime in Ethiopia released today 44 members of the rebel Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). The decision was recommended by the by the ministry of justice, it was announced today.
The Ethiopian President Woyanne puppet Girma Woldegiorgis endorsed Tuesday the recommendation made by the Board of Pardon at the Ministry of Justice and ordered to free 44 OLF members.
The decision comes after statements made the Ethiopian Prime Minister dictator Meles Zenawi who had given a green light for talks with a faction of the Oromo rebels last week. The ministry of justice said the pardoned rebels had sworn to be “peaceful, law abiding and productive citizens”.
However, an Ethiopian committee for political prisoners (SOCEPP) alleged today that the government had unleashed a new wave of arrest and repression against the Oromos in the country. The committee which is based in Germany accused the government of arresting dozens of Oromos and provided some names.
“Poet and lecturer Assafa Dibaba, OFDM secretary general Bekele Jirrata, ETV female employee Lelise Wedajo, Hilton Hotel deputy manager Kebede, Hawi Hotel owner Eshetu Kitil and singer Zerihu Wedajo” are among the arrested people according to SCEPP.
It further described the pardon of some “youths and old people” today as cover up of the on going repression against Oromos.
– Sudan Tribune
6 thoughts on “Woyanne releases 44 accused OLF members”
Woyane is playing a – cat & Mouse – game.
The Woyane strategy is to smash every ethnic group one by one, lest it loses its power.
Woyane is now in its weakest position. so it hits desperately its opponents and at the same time it seeks negotiation. It is a tactic of old days, rebel times.
Why it is aiming at Oromos specially right now? Answer for yourself.
The funniest thing is that these thugs are still applying the mentality of Gorilla warfare- tactics.
woyane doesn’t want OLF to drop its successionist stance. If it drops even for the time being, an alliance could emerge with the rest of Opposition groups within the entire nation. That will gravely endanger the very existence of Woyane. So Woyane wants to preach OLF to uphold its successionist stance, so that it would be undermined by the rest of Opposition forces that are combating to oust the barbaric regime.
Girma woldegiorgis/”Gobena”/Girma is pretending to be the saviour of Oromos. The fact is that he is accountable for the arbitrary detention of Oromos and other ethnic groups, in general.
He is a tool of Woyane by promoting ethnic politics, hence ethnic cleansing(Amhara and Southern) and genocide(Gambella and Benishangul).
Even the tribalist Organisations gathered in the name of resolving nationality inequalities have contributed to enable Woyane as one – ethnic – Dictator.
It is high time to build a United Front and form a provisional government, consisiting of all representatives of the opposition parties.
I say learn from past mistakes and follow the path that leads to genuine freedom, peace and tranquility.
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Elias,
You’re on the money. Woyane, is in desparate time with almost sky about to fall on them. Dispute with ERITREA can blaze through to uncontrollable flame in a matter of monthd. The shamble in Mogadishu has beyond the controls MELES zenawi after two years of massive human and financial adventures.
Ethiopian oppositions have reached some sorts of mutual and working relations across.
US has elected a new man into presidences, who has ties and knowledge of extortions of TPLF.
OLF led by former brigder GELCHU is a real challenge and gaining unfliching punishments to TPLF.
ALL these brings woyanes, to play a cat and mause at this seconds.
To negotiate with woyannes at this times with Zenawis terms is openning a window of opportunity to this fashcist, extortionist and dying junta, who would bleed the remaining years.
A polished politicians must stand firm, hold your breath when TPLF BREATHES ABOUT peace, for thugs have no peace in their bones. THEY’RE assassins armed via ignorant western presidents. This has contributed to massive deaths of children, women, oldmen, and all
Woyannes go to hell!!!!
TPLF will continue arresting 80m innocent ethiopians and will release them by pardon. Those who are dealing with TPLF will be kicked out from ethiopia or will be under arrest after TPLF uses them . their OLf will be given to aba dulla gemeda via weyane’s court.
a perfect comment, ethiopian rebels or opposition must be unite to throw away this dictator, that is the only way how we can throw this assasin. America is not going to support him no more, i hope and expect on the 2002 election the real E.U observers, we all know that the one who have been on the 1997 where cheater and liers except Ana Gomez the E.U parlament chair woman who had told the truth, even international media had say nothing about the 1997 election cheating. God bless Ethiopia and remove this assasin and
In country sides in Ethiopia where there is no light of electric power to see or know what is going on out side in the darkness, people use to throw a piece of bone in to the darkness. And then they hear the roaring sounds of hynas or even some times the lions fighting each others on a piece of bone. Now it is the same thing what Meles is doing not only on Oromos, but in general on Ethiopian peoples, in order to find out the reaction of Ethiopian masses since they do not support his facist Woyane government. The wanton Woyane action does not hinder the on going death and life people’s survival struggle.
TPLF released 44 innocent ethiopians , but the question is how many orormos are arresed in the same day?