የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝባዊ አብዮታዊ ፓርቲ (ኢሕአፓ)Andargatchew Tsige, the secretary general of the GINBOT 7 Movement, was
transiting through Sana'a, Yemen, airport when he was apprehended by Yemeni
immigration and security police and jailed incommunicado. Andargatchew has
never done anything to Yemen's detriment.
On the other hand, Andargatchew had been sentenced to death in absentia by the
tyrants in Addis Abeba for his political activity. He had been jailed before and was
compelled to seek refuge in Britain and he is carrying a legitimate British passport.
Apparently the warrant for his arrest has been handed to Yemen by the regime in
Addis Abeba which is linked in a so called anti terror pact with Yemen.
The Ginbot 7 Movement had been conveniently labeled terrorist as one more example of the
regime use of its anti terror law that has practically defined political dissent as
terrorism. If deported, and the regime in Addis Abeba is trying with fervor to
realize it, Andargatchew will face a grave threat to his life and could very well be
tortured, disappeared or killed. The detention of Andargatchew sets a dangerous
precedence for all other opposition figures who may be accused by the regime in
Addis Abeba and thereby intercepted when they travel. Yemen's act is illegal and
condemnable as is the ongoing anti Ethiopian actions taken by it against refugees.
The EPRP strongly condemns the Yemeni authorities and demands the immediate
release of Andargatchew Tsige. EPRP also calls on Ethiopians everywhere to
mobilize against the detention and the possible act of deportation. Much to the
chagrin of the Yemeni and Addis Abeba regimes the struggle of the people for
democracy cannot be stopped by taking such illegal actions that are internationally
condemnable.
RELEASE ANDARGATCHEW TSIGE NOW !!
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