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55 Ethiopians convicted of helping rebels groups

Posted on , Updated on by Elias Kifle

A Woyanne Kangaroo court in Ethiopia has sentenced 55 Ethiopians to 3-15 years in jail this week for collaborating with rebel groups. Some of the charges are over 3 years old and accuse the detainees of working with the late Dr Kitaw Ejigou’s Ethiopian National Unity Front (ENUF).

Many of the prisoners are being kept in dark prison cells without even access to toilet.

The following is a list of some of those who were convicted:

1. Yonas Getachew
2. Hirut Kifle
3. Alemayehou Seifu
4. Gezahegn Aredda
5. Sultan Mohammed
6. Endalkatchew Melese
7. Tadesse Zenebe
8. Fassica Taffa
9. Bruke Mammo
10. Alemayehou Tamre
11. Fikre Wold-Amlak
12. Lijalem Takele
13. Desalegn Serke
14. Wolde Danna
15. Birhanu Abba
16. Tsegaye Ayale
17. Belai Kefyalew
18. Gadlu Ayale
19. Mesfin Lemlem
20. Girma Sawinet
21. Zawdu Liyew
22. Anteneh Getnet Mulat
23. Mekecha Mengesitu
24. Getinet Ayalew
25. Tilahun Ayalew
26. Fekadu Andualem
27. Argata Gobena
28. Col. Daniel Tessema
29. Mohammed Surur
30. Eng. Abiyu Ali
31. Dr. Lakew Alemu
32. Abate Andarge
33. Amsalu Kassa
34. Tsigie Desta

Ethiopian Review will try to get the names of all those were sentenced. The Woyanne prosecutors have no evidence to charge any of these innocent Ethiopians and the Kangaroo court is known not to care about evidence.

10 thoughts on “55 Ethiopians convicted of helping rebels groups”

  1. What is so sad is that the majority of the Tigrai population
    are participants of this open aggression and atrocities being committed by the Tigrai Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi.
    From all indications, it does not bode well for the Tigrai
    population as whole. The Western countries dolling out
    millions of dollars to an evil ruler, and turning a blind
    eye to his crimes, speaks a lot to their indifference to the
    welfare of the Ethiopian people.

  3. Can the West listen to the cries of the Ethiopian mothers and fathers whose sons and daughters are falsely condemned and sent to jail for a number of years without any justification at all? What wrong have the Ethiopian people done to the West that the West is still helping such a ruthless dictator to destroy the sons and daughters of the Ethiopian people. The dictator is planning to clear and liquidate most of the coming general election’s contenders so that he could easily claim victory and remain in power until his death. Why, why, why the West is giving a deaf ear to the people of Ethiopia?

    Please, President Obama, wake up and do something about the sufferings of the Ethiopian people; we are hoping that you would do something good for Ethiopia: both Muslims and Christians are suffering in Ethiopia under Meles Sitanawe (Zenawi).

  4. This damn Meles Zenawi is continuing torturing and imprisoning of innocent Ethiopians…this is the sign of woyanne’s end of the dictatorship in Ethiopia!

  5. Can the West listen to the cries of the Ethiopian mothers and fathers whose sons and daughters are falsely condemned and sent to jail for a number of years without any justification at all? What wrong have the Ethiopian people done to the West that the West is still helping such a ruthless dictator to destroy the sons and daughters of the Ethiopian people. The dictator is planning to clear and liquidate most of the coming general election’s contenders so that he could easily claim victory and remain in power until his death. Why, why, why the West is giving a deaf ear to the people of Ethiopia for so many years?

    Please, President Obama, wake up and do something about the sufferings of the Ethiopian people; we are hoping that you would do something good for Ethiopia: both Muslims and Christians are suffering in Ethiopia under Meles Sitanawe (Zenawi).

  6. TPLF made the whole country mass prison. Except, the Tigray ethnic group the rest of the country’s more than 80 ethnic groups are victims of this fascist regime. Anyone can be jailed or killed for reasons like “the color of their eyes”. The True criminals are the TPLF who are massacring, raping and looting Ethiopia. It is high time that Ethiopians should rose up and remove this regime from power.

  7. If you can not stand when your family,your friend,your neighbor,your school mate,your army,air force,police friends are convicted you will be next if not now when?Join hands for a change it is better to stand up for Democracy in stead of bending yourself for a loaf of bread and take shit from tplf gangs and thier moral slaves.

  8. We need to pray to all our fellow citizens who are living in a prison state. In this modern time if there is a country that people have no right to live, to talk, taht would be ethiopia. Just because they have a fear that there power would be at risk people are accused for nothing and thrown up to jail.

  9. Does any one know that among the 55 Ethiopians 3 are already killed and one of the women had a miscarriage by torture… So for your information its 52 Ethiopians!!

  10. Among those prisoners convicted by woyanne kangaroo court, the person who is listed as number 18 (Gedlu Ayele) has died in prison in July 2008. So I am just wondering how woyanne charges the person who is already dead in prison.

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