As the alleged killer of Ethiopian Defense Chief of Staff appeared in court, no journalists were allowed to the court room. Major Ethiopian government media outlets did not cover the story either.
borkena
November 6, 2019
Alleged killer of Ethiopian Chief of Staff Seare Mekonnen reportedly appeared in a closed court for a hearing on Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
According to the Ethiopian government, the alleged suspect is Private Mesafint Tigabu who appeared in first instance court in Piazza in the center of Addis Ababa.
DW Amharic service reporter in Addis Ababa, Yohannes GebreEgziabhier, said the suspect arrived in the premises of the court in a mini-van and was escorted by paratroopers.
The suspect was in white T-shirt and active-wear bottom and showed no signs of limping or any other disability, according to the reporter.
Journalists were not allowed to the courtroom. However, DW report said that the escorts and some other people in a civilian clothes were allowed to attend the hearing.
Government says Mesafint Tigabu killed Ethiopian Chief of Staff, Seare Mekonnen and his friend Major General Gezai Abera, in the residence of the chief of staff in the capital Addis Ababa on June 22 at around 9 p.m. local time.
Conflicting information has been given to the public regarding the alleged killer soon after the news of the national tragedy was disclosed in the same evening.
First, it was disclosed that the suspect was killed in a shoot out shortly following the incident. And then it was claimed that he was rather wounded and getting medical attention in undisclosed facility.
Hours before the death of the chief of staff in the capital Addis Ababa, there was another killing in Bahir Dar, seat of Amhara regional state, which claimed the lives of three top government officials of the region including Ambachew Mekonen who was head of the region.
Ethiopian government described the twin events in Bahir Dar and Addis Ababa as “attempted coup d’état.”
A day after the incident, security chief of Amhara region, Brigadier General Asaminew Tsige, was killed in a shout out. The regional and federal government claimed that he was behind the attempted coup d’état.
Families of the late General Seare Mekonnen have been criticizing Ethiopian government over the way it handled the case.
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Both my friend and I recognized the face of this person on the picture above , he was Arena Tigrai political party member from long time ago that was believed to be in prisoned then went to join the freedom fighters in Eritrea, during the late PM Meles Zenawis time. He lost so much weight since then but his face has not changed.
If not mistaken his name was either Tekleab , Mehreteab , Gebreab or similar to those ,definitely not Mesafint..
https://borkena.com/2019/11/06/ethiopian-defense-chief-of-staff-alleged-killer-appeared-in-closed-court-hearing/
what are you implying?
fake comment to dont fool us like that he is from Gonder
He is a traitor…he betrayed his boss, his country and his comrade. Be that as it may, what goal does he think he accomplished? What did he gain by taking away the life of the unsuspecting individual, a decorated General? For criminals like him, the judicial proceedings should begin by bringing him face to face with the wife, children and relatives of the person he cowardly took his life. If he is mentally ill, maybe it is something else, but to assassinate the very person he was suppose to protect? He is poor, no faith and no fear of God.
Azebit
They are look alikes , the person you were talking about who was claiming he was leadership in Arena Tigray actually was TPLF spy currently in Mekele.