Thursday 20 January 2011

Legitimacy before pardon of Derg & TPLF officials By Robele Ababya

The ongoing debate whether pardon should be granted to the Derg officials is very interesting; and if so whether the illegitimate Zenawi regime has the moral authority to manage the process of granting the pardon holistically on behalf of the Ethiopian people is mind boggling given the shameful records of the regime in terms of betrayal of vital national interests and gross violations of human rights, including genocide, on a scale unprecedented in the history of Ethiopia. Its grizzly record of torturing political prisoners recently revealed secretly by patriotic prison officials is a matter of gross human rights violation which must be brought to the attention of Ethiopians everywhere and the international community at large. Vide the press release entitled “Global Alliance Against Torture in Ethiopia” posted on Abbay Media website on 05 January 2011.
A regime which the Ethiopian people regard as an invader because of the gruesome atrocities that it had perpetrated from day one of grabbing power by the barrel of the gun cannot be trusted to conduct truth, peace and reconciliation - much less at this time when the political turmoil in Tunisia has reverberated across the Arab world, raising concerns about stability in other countries including Ethiopia where the specter of bad omens are haunting Meles Zenawi.
President Obama’s statement on Tunisia uprising versus his silence on similar situation in Ethiopia
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