(OLF News, November 2, 2008). Ethiopian TPLF/ Wayyaanee forces continued arresting well known Oromo nationals and throwing them to jail, our sources reported.
Reporters of OLF News from Finfinnee(Addis Ababa) confirmed that well known and respected Oromo nationals:
- Owner of the famous Hawi Hotel in Finfinnee Mr. Eshetu Kitil,
- Secretary of the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement Mr. Baqqalaa Jiraataa,
- Wife of journalist Dhaabasaa Waaqjiraa who has been in prison for a long time Mrs. Lelisee Wadaajoo are among those thrown to jail by the TPLF/EPRDF regime farces.
While our reporters are unable to verify exactly how many Oromos have been taken to Maikelawi jail in this new wave of arrest, they verified that 15 new people were arrested on Friday, October 31, 2008 and have been brutally tortured in the prison as usual. The 15 prisoners were reported to have been taken to Arada primary court for a brief moment, and then are reportedly ordered to come back to the court after 15 days and are taken back to Maikelawi prison, no doubt for another round of torture. Stay tuned with OLF news for more details.
It is to be recalled that the TPLF/Wayyaanee “security” forces with plain clothes rounded up the residence of Mrs Lelise Wodajo, and arrested her husband Dhaabasaa Waaqjiraa on May 1, 2004, and took various documents, Video cameras and recorders which belongs to Mr Dhaabasaa Wakjira.
It is reported that the relatives of Mrs Lelisee Wodajo went to visit her by taking food to the Maikelawi prison but were denied seeing Mrs Lelisee by the Maikelawi police. Our reporter who went to the Maikelawi prison main gate on November 1, 2008 morning to hear about their situation have known from those who got access to speak with their relatives that the prisoners have experienced a brutal beating the previous night. Our reporter feared that the reason that Mrs. Lelisee is denied a visit from her relatives is probably because she was badly hurt by the beatings and torture of the night before, and the police wanted to hide what happened to her.
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