Addis Ababa (Addis Journal) – Head of the Dessie Ethiopian Orthodox Church Diocese, Aba GebreSelassie, was arrested on charges of ‘inciting violence’ that caused the death of three people in the town last week, according to Addis Neger.
Police in Dessie town have shot and killed two young people who were among the crowd demonstrating to demand authorization to rebuild St. Arsema church, five kms away from the town. Another elderly woman reportedly fell off from a cliff.
Around ten thousand Orthodox Christian followers have been walking to the mayor’s office when the police started firing.Several other people were hurt in the violence.
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The problem in Ethiopia is that in accordance with TPLF’s policy in governing a country, all those carrying weapons, i.e. any low ranked policeman and soldier, have been given the authority to shoot to kill as is the custom in a Banana Republic. We have seen this type of action over and over again.
July 8th, 2009 at 12:04 am
god bless, when i read ethiopian history and hear from my parnts, GOD father’s were very respectfull by peopel and orthodox church is very powerfull. so why is our holly father’s we don’t give respect? why we arest them without any reasion? i hope one day God will say i am hear for them.
GOD BLESS MY ETHIOPIA
July 26th, 2009 at 8:18 pm