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Gobeze, Meaza, Asay - injustices as reported today

Post by Right » 04 Oct 2022, 08:24

News: Fed. prosecutor presses multiple charges against journalists Gobeze Sisay, Meaza Mohammed and author Asaye Deribe – Addis Standard 11:32
OCTOBER 3, 2022


From left: Meaza Moahmmed, Asaye Deribe and Gobeze Sisay
Addis Abeba – The Federal prosecutor has filed multiple charges against journalists Gobeze Sisay, Meaza Mohammed as well as author and activist Asaye Deribe, who has been detained since mid-September the Ministry of Justice has announced.

The details of the charges, which were filed at the federal court on Friday 30 September, include provisions of allegedly “spreading false rumor” and disclosing the army’s battlefield locations “to the enemy and the public.”

Accordingly, journalist Gobeze Sisay, who was re-detained by the federal police on 08 September, and who is the 1st defendant, is facing accusations of appearing on a Twitter Space hosted by an account called “Amhara Perspective” and making a speech that the public was against the national defense forces.

He is accused of saying that the youth do not want to be on the side of the government and stating that the public desires to see the T.P.L.F back in the capital Addis Ababa.

The charge accuses Gobeze of sending out information that undermines the public’s confidence on the defense capacity of the government and working to create ideas that harm the good relationship between the people and the army.

It also accuses him of posting on his personal Facebook account saying: “in the current war, the leaders of Fano, Mere Wadajo and Demle Aragawu, who are fighting against the TPLF, have survived after being shot from behind repeatedly. In this situation, there are youths who question “how can I trust the government and go to war?”

Second defendant Asaye Deribe and third defendant Meaza Mohammed are accused of spreading false rumors to the public. The Ministry says, in an interview on August 25 given to Roha Media, Meaza Mohammed through a media she manages say “It is possible to end the war. The problem is not that we have an enemy that is not ready to be defeated, but that we have a government that is not interested”.

Meaza Mohammed, owner and managing director of a YouTube based media channel “Roha Media” was arrested on September 08, hours after security forces re-detained journalist Gobeze Sisay of “The Voice of Amhara”, another YouTube based media.

Meaza is being detained for the third time while Gobeze’s detention is for the second time in as many months.

Gobeze’s younger brother Kedir Sisay told Addis Standard that Gobeze was arrested by federal uniformed and plainclothes security forces at 8 am local time on October 08 and said he did not know where they were taking him to.

Gobeze was released on May 9th of this year around 9 PM local time after he was reported missing in action for 9 days following his arrest on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

Journalist Gobeze has recently traveled to the Amhara region after the ongoing militarized hostilities between the federal army along with Amhara region security forces and the Tigrayan forces resumed on 24 August.

He has given interviews and wrote on his Facebook page criticizing the ruling Prosperity Party. On his personal Facebook page, Gobeze wrote that “The Amhara people, especially those who share administrative borders with the Tigray region, are tired of the war’s relapsing and causing death and displacement.” He claimed that there are farmers who are saying they don’t want the war, nor to be asked to take part in the fighting.

This is the third time for Meaza to be detained by security forces. She was first arrested while on her way to work by plain clothed security forces more in the first week of December 2021r. Meaza, who previously worked at Abay media, was released on 18 January this year after having been detained for more than a month without appearing in court of law, leading to her defense team to file habeas corpus at the Federal First Instance court 2nd bench. She was detained while on her way to work by plain clothed security forces in the first week of December last year.

Meaza on the other hand was rearrested for the second time on May 28 of this year on the suspicion of “enticing violence and riot” but she was released on a 10,000 birr bail after 20 days of detention and no charges.

Their trial is set to continue after their charge is read out to them in court on Monday. AS

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Re: Gobeze, Meaza, Asay - injustices as reported today

Post by ethiopianunity » 04 Oct 2022, 14:47

Right,

I do think you are blinded by ethnic but I understand you, right now the government pp is acting "pro Ethiopian" until they decimate Tplf but it is just another coin of Tplf replaced with Olf and I am sure Shabia is in full control of Ethiopia via Olf.

I support the defeat of Tplf, but I do not support ethnic cleansing of Tigray when they need to be rehabilitate it. Right now Amara and Shabia may have same enemies, but who do you think Tigray should be observed under, Shabia or Amara as the land is its rightful owner of Ethiopia? I believe Shabia is just playing around for the moment until the enemies of Shabia within Tplf is decimated, already it had planted its people since the 60s throughout Ethiopia as spy while pretending to be "Ethiopian" when it has been joined to Ethiopia to be secretly mercinary and revenge against Ethiopia. Hence, let me remind you, Eritrea is no longer part of Ethiopia and will be grave mistake to allow Eritrea as it wishes in Tigray or in Ethiopoia. But because of its alliance with Olf, it is given power. Soon the military will be like Tplf with joined Olf and Shabia, they will be able to fully control Ethiopia and destroy what Ethiopia was and is because that was Shabia's project since the 60s. This war also gave ample opportunity for Shabia to now fully plant itself in Tigray when in fact it should be at least Afar and Amara. Shabia is given full power to control Tigray and in return control Ethiopia. So prominent Ethiopians including journalists above will be killed by being called as "Tplf"

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Re: Gobeze, Meaza, Asay - injustices as reported today

Post by Right » 04 Oct 2022, 22:44

EU,
I am on the record pointing out the danger of giving the Hamasseins free access to Ethiopia. Of the 9 ethnic groups in what is now called Eritrea, only the Hamasseins are the most hostile to Ethiopia. They are Cousins of the Mekele Tigrains. Together they landlocked Ethiopia. These criminals should never be allowed on Ethiopian soil.
They recruited Abiye right after the 2005 elections of Ethiopia. And they recruited Andy Tsigie, Dr Birr and created ESAT with Egypt funding the news project. Abiye was the source of all those leaks as breaking news on ESAT.

The followings are in the payroll of Eritrea ( they always praise Issias and Eritrea. They never criticize, ever):
Dr. Birr
Andy Tsigie
Neamin Zeleke
Tamagne Beyene
Sisay Agena
Elias Kiflie
Messay Mekonen
Dawd Ibisa
And more.

Yes, the TPLF must be decimated but Eritrea should never be allowed doing what it has been doing in Ethiopia for the last 4 years. Period.

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