By Addisu Abebe | VOA
The former Ethiopian Prime Minister, Tamrat Layne, denied involvement in mass killings more than 15 years ago in Dire Dawa, Bedenno, Arbagugu, Aris and other communities, during an exclusive interview with VOA Amharic’s Addisu Abebe. Major excerpts from the interview were aired on March 25 and 26, 2009.
Tamrat,served a 12-year sentence in Ethiopian prisons on charges of corruption. He has been in the United States for two months and attended a Pentecostal church in the Washington, D.C. area where he confessed his sins to God, he said. Tamrat joined the communist party at the age of 18, and is now a born-again Christian. He has also denies taking any money from the government.
Hear Addisu’s full interview with Tamrat below.[podcast]http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/horn/2009_03/audio/mp3/TAMRAT_LAYNE_04_March_2009_0.mp3[/podcast]
54 thoughts on “Former prime minister of Ethiopia denies charges”
An excellent interview.Bravo Addisu!Tamirat made a half journey by pleading with God.
He has also to ask pardon or amnsty from the people of Ethiopia,especially from the families who lost their beloved ones,friends and acquantaces.
No dought he’s responsible for the genocide and the ethnic cleansing commited on the Amharas in Oromia and Somale regions.
If he’s stubborn in his unremorseful position he will miss a golden opportunity of punity.
Hello guys, what is wrong with us ? What we are waiting for ? Today if we don’t bring this killer to justice, the same way if Meles Zenawi comes tomorrow he will live peacefully. Tamirat did not kill less people in Ethiopia than Meles. So, why not we ask us government to arrest him ? We have more than enough evidence to get him arrested.
If tamirat claims a converted religious guru now and swears that he speaks truth and fulfills the commandments of the Lord;
Then, when he was a true communist he must have done deeds communism doctrine preaches in order that the introduction of communism and conversion of Ethiopia to that of a communist regime can be a success. Like any other countries that go through a painful process before converting to communism, Ethiopia has also passed through similar painful and deadly path. And unfortunately for the Ethiopian people, the guide to that unworthy destination was Mr. Tamirat the aetheist.
Then the question becomes, Can Mr. Tamirat recall his life as an aetheist. Just to give him a hint, “aetheist has no regard for human life.”
Whatever he has done in the past will follow him in the present and as well in the future.
Tamarta is responsible for mass killing in many communities of Ethiopia and this was a day light truth.
Tamart likewise his mercenary friend Meles has made Ethiopia landlocked
He and his TPLF GANG has created artificial boundary among Ethiopians to divide and rule
He is responsible for many crimes committed in Arbagugo, Bedeno, Chlenko, Asbeteferi, Harar, Arsi, etc.
Who a dam sheet you guys are to give apology, you like it or not it is a matter of time that he will stand in the real court we will establish after the downfall of woyane, a court wich will have a moral stand a court that will be abided by the rule of law Further crime is crime and crime should have a price otherwise Meles also will come tomorrow and cry in front this Pentes to talk about MEDAN BE GETA. Now all LEBAS AND DURYES has got a place where to hide themselves. They kill and they go to Pente church to speak about Yikrta and Medan. What a hell yikrta and what a hell Medan is this, you should pay. Yikrta is between you and your GOD, other than that you have to be treated in the court of justice either to be sentenced or to be absolved. For me Medan is medan and that Medan will be Medan after you pay for what you have done.