ADDIS ABABA (Reuters ) – An Ethiopian [kangaroo] court has sentenced six members of the Benishangule-Gumuz community ethnic group to death and another 97 to prison terms for the massacre of Oromo villagers last year, a state agency reported on Thursday. [The Woyanne tribal junta that is in charge of the kangaroo court massacres Oromos every day. It is likely that the massacre was carried out by Meles Zenawi's death squads and is being blamed on innocent people.]
The 103 had been charged with genocide for killings that took place in May 2008. They gunned down or speared to death 93 members of the Oromo tribe, the state Woyanne-run Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported.
The two groups have for centuries lived side by side in western Ethiopia.
“The court found guilty the 103 members of the Benishangule-Gumuz after examining documents, pictures and video tape evidence presented by the prosecution and after the accused failed to exercise their right to defence,” ENA said.
Those that escaped the death sentence were handed prison terms ranging between six years to life imprisonment with hard labour.
(Reporting by Tsegaye Tadesse, editing by Helen Nyambura-Mwaura)
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The Tigrean TPLF itself slaughtered 193 Amharas, Oromos and peoples of other ethnic groups in the aftermath of the 2005 election. One day the perpetrator TPLF Tigreans will also be sentenced to death.
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September 3rd, 2009 at 4:50 PM
At least half a justice is made, if that is true. Truth never fail, and innocent’s blood is a fire that ever flames, and never fades.
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September 4th, 2009 at 2:54 PM
What a joke is this? do you guys believe this drama of Woyanne? They are the one who armed small ethinic groups and back them to kill Oromos as a political stratagy to easy their tension, while the neighbouring ethinic groups turn to each other;insreated of the real enemy woyanne. when was Benishanguls dared to stand infront of Oromos? What is worring me is not what happened last year, but it is Benishanguls (Shanqillas)future. Woyannes are on the verge of their collapes; what would be the fate of those poors who did big mistake by cooperating with woyannes? They should confess and appologise for what they did and stand againist woyanne with Oromos for the better future of their life. If this won’t happen the futue will not be the way it is today; Benishanguls will end with Woyannes.
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September 6th, 2009 at 1:41 PM
They deserve that!!
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September 7th, 2009 at 2:07 PM