Comments on: Kangaroo court in Ethiopia convicts Teddy Afro

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:28:38 +0000

I'm realy sad I don't know whose is benefitting out of this
I do even Question why the gov do this…I dont know! Why?Why? Pls Create Peace Pls Pls this too much..

By: ababa

ababa — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:17:59 +0000

Why, I am surprised by your response.
In normal instances where the law is respected, we would have accepted and respected the out come of the court. But my friend, this is Woyannes court where there is no justice but injustice. If they feel you do not agree with them, they punish you with capital punishment by planting evidence and false witnesses. The unqualified judges, the police, and the prosecutors all stand on the opposite side of justice. The injustice in Ethiopia under this illegitimate government has been proven repeatedly by punishing innocent people ever since they came to power. Our UNITY is Woyannes nightmare and they are going to continue to punish anybody who speaks about UNITY. And they are going to support any political party that works on the process of dismantling Ethiopia.

By: why

why — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:25:10 +0000

I tried to make sense about the whole Teddy affair by reading the above responses but they all failed to convince me. Everybody focused on talking about the ruthlesness of the current government.

It is up to the defendant and his lawyer to bring evidence/witness or alibi to win the case. To prove his innocence

I would have loved to ask what would the ordinary people of Eth think about the case? They are the one who knows better.

What would you have said, if the guy was member of ur family?? "oh because it is Teddy, please set him free" Why he should be treated differently?? What about that mother who lost her son, what about his kids who had lost a father?? The law should apply to every one. I feel very sorry for Teddy and all his family but justice has to served

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:35:00 +0000

Satenaw:

Your comment resonates in me too. The thousands or millions of poor fellow Ethiopians, who voicelessly undergo all sorts of suffering under the gov't rarely receive any comment about them or rarely get any justice. One person suffers injustice and that is all that takes many by surprise. We should be ashamed of ourselves millions of times for ignoring the pain and suffering of millions of fellow Ethiopians. About this one person I never cared more than I cared for any unknown fellow Ethiopian who suffers the same.

What endless history of shame and shamefulness!

By: Reality

Reality — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:23:24 +0000

Satenaw, you are right but individuals who can mobilize the youth definately have special attention. This is universal truth. We understand that there are wide spread atrocities throughout the country and that is why we need to stand up together for the common cause rather than pointing each other.
GL

By: satenaw

satenaw — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:18:50 +0000

I am neither shocked nor surprised. What do you guys expect Woyane to do other than this ?

I have never seen justice in that country in my life time ?
A country in real PERIL ..

The funny thing is, you scream when a single "celebrity" is thrown to jail for his fault ( if he has committed the crime) and you keep quite when thousands of Oromos are being jailed in a week for nothing. Under what property of mathematics is Teddy greater than those innocent farmers. If you are really talking about justice, you to make your voice heard for those innocent poor farmers too, not to the rfich and the famous only.

By: Reality

Reality — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:07:53 +0000

Nothing else to talk about, it is still time to stand up and support any agressive struggle against these fascists!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:42:23 +0000

it makes me sad knowing that our country is being ruled by self centerd and idiotic "government" whose purpose is destroying the country and we 're not doing a damn thing to stop it.

By: "17 Merfiyé"

"17 Merfiyé" — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:33:37 +0000

Having read all the tone of all the responses, there is one common phrase that manifests the desire to get rid off the Woyanes. How? By remote control? Or begging westerners to do it for you? Get out of your comfort zone & do some thing. The so called Woyanes were not cyber guerrillas to come up this far.

By: alemye

alemye — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:25:02 +0000

Sinde Meles and his gangs have been committing the most horrific crimes in Ethiopia; I do not expect any less from this hoodlum government. I am not surprised by this outcome. Ted’s crime is speaking out for UNITY. And he is being punished for it. Our unity is Woyannes nightmare. It is indeed a sad story. And there are thousands of stories like this that we do not even hear about. DEATH to Woyannes!

By: afQera

afQera — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:29:24 +0000

Tedy ende Qedus Giorgis semaet
le Tarik le ewnet:

HaQ yezegeyal enjy
yashenefal

By: MEKU

MEKU — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:45:04 +0000

it is not totally unexpected. The brave ethiopians are not yet born. Those who were, are already dead. Enesu mine yargu kegna saw sitata…. belowal Fasisl

By: Ager

Ager — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:27:13 +0000

Do you know that Judge (exactly cadre/ Leul Gegbremariam, who was the presiding judge both in the Kinijit trial and now on Teddy Afros case is still strying to get a certificate of law? he is currently studying at Alpha Univerisyt college-extension program. Imagine, after presiding one of the biggest court cases in the contry’s history, the kinijit trial, which basically had to do with the constitution, ‘judge’ or cadre Leul took ‘constitutional law 101 (which is basically the elementary training about what a constitution is) just this summer. So, why are you surprised?

By: Ager

Ager — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:24:23 +0000

I am surprised, but not shocked either. I knew is TPLF charges you, then there is no way you could be aqcuited. Aqcital requires an independent judiciary, which we don't have

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:22:50 +0000

Why is that shocking? It would have been shocking if we had a court in the real sense of the term. Court absent, one could predict this right from day one.

By: Ras

Ras — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:14:06 +0000

what you see what you get from weyane's justice.Weyane openly and nakedly tells you he hates amhara.ethnic people.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:01:14 +0000

Why people seem to be surprised with today's outcome. I think we all are conditioned so well and we expect sanity from the Kangaroo court. Did we learn any lesson from the 2005 drama?

We could write our bitterness and sadness all day and all night, however, without any action, we will come back some time later and cry like babies again.

Let's not waste anytime on tripping each other and let us all support what we believe in and help us eliminate the current system, EPRDF. At the same time, whatever organization you are supporting, urge the leadership to focus on the #1 target – EPRDF- and urge them to collaborate with other organizations. If you number one priority is the advancement of your organization without the interest of the country, don't even try to support your organization. Actually, you're damaging the country. Support but urge for unity to get rid of the common enemy. I think, we( the opposition) make EPRDF far much stronger than they even believe to admit.

By: Endale Seifu

Endale Seifu — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:37:04 +0000

What a shocking news! I didn't expect this to happen to him. He was very wise and patriaric. I appreciated him for his creativity and love of country. But, to be fair, God is the Only Judge! Did he really kill that person? How do we know? Whom should we believe? If he killed the person, he deserves what the law permits, just like any Ethiopian. There is no double standard. At this point, I don't believe anybody from Ethiopia. Let God bring right justice to the beloved, Teddy and the victim family. One day in the future, however, we will be able to know the real story of the event. Let's be on the right side of story!

By: Goitom

Goitom — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:56:44 +0000

Meles Zenawi, the Hitler of Africa, will one day be hanged like his mentor Saddam Hussien. He has been murdering, and torturing Ethiopians for the last 17 years. Death to Meles Zenawi and Woyanes!!!

By: Child of ETHIOPIA

Child of ETHIOPIA — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:49:36 +0000

I knew them Mf were gonna get him.oh my god i dont even know wnat to say.Do they even have any phsical evidence against him.Iam sorry for Teddy and many others who do not get justice.This is a sign for us to come together.Im tired oF MELES throwing my brothers and sisters in prison.MAY GOD BE WITH TEDDY AND ALL ETHIOPIAN WHO FACE INJUSTICE.