By Temezeze Seifu
The notorious Special Force renowned for its inhuman
beatings and killings, once again was engaged in excessive force activities
beating and imprisoning hundreds of peaceful demonstrators who were on the their
way to assemble at “Abiot Adebabay”, (Revolutionary Square) to demand the application
of democratic process and rule of law in the coming May election. The demonstrators
paraded peacefully shouting slogans and chanting songs that echo the need for a
democratic process in the election when the brutal force clubbed and beat everyone
in the parade indiscriminately. Yilikal
Getenet, leader of the opposition, Semayawi Party was among the three hundred
arrested and the many who suffered the Special Force’s brutality during the march.
According to sources the Special Force is conferred with excessive
authority the extent of which reaches deadly beatings that may end the lives of
citizens at any place and at any time. The difference between the defunct Derge
regime’s Key Shiber (Red Terror) and the brutal killing authority conferred on the
Special Force known as “Federal,” is the former “shoots to kill” and the latter
“beats to kill.”
The United States of America, (U.S.A.) supports the Ethiopian
Government with more than 800 million dollars every year, a part of which is
used to finance Federal budget, including the budget to sustain the lethal
Federal Special Force that is allowed to kill without the due process of law.
Britain is the next big financer, investing over $400 million a year in support
of the Ethiopian Government budget. In addition Britain trains the Special Federal
Force in Ethiopia to beat brutally and kill fellow Ethiopians. Some cautious
Americans and British citizens wonder why their Governments use their tax money
for the benefit of repressive Governments in Ethiopia.
The TPLF has been in power in Ethiopia for the last almost
twenty five years rigging election, intimidating, harassing, imprisoning and
killing opposition leaders who could have changed the practice of good
governance and democracy in Ethiopia into a better one. It looks like there is no hope for democracy in Ethiopia
because tyranny is supported by the leading world powers such as the United
States and Britain as well as Petro-dollar forces such as Saudi Arabia. China
is another power that supports tyranny in Ethiopia as it shares the ideology
and as it has found a safe haven in Ethiopia for dumping its far reaching
number of population.
Oh, God! When are you going to eradicate tyranny from Ethiopia
and let your people free?
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