The arrest of police Addis Ababa police officers allegedly involved in the incident is not independently verified
Borkena
Toronto – police brutality is not by any means strange in Ethiopia – it is not a common practice. At times, video footage of these brutalities make it to social media.
The latest video footage was one where two police officers are seen dragging unarmed civilians in the streets of Addis Ababa. The video was viral over the past 24 hours.
According to social media sources, the police officers were taking the man dragging on the streets to a police station.
Addis Ababa Police Commission on Friday released a statement apparently responding to a passive public anger about the incident.
It said that it has arrested the two police officers and “investigated them” for committing “inhuman action” and failure to fulfil professional responsibility.
The police officers are identified as Deputy Sergeant Ashebir Gimjaw and Deputy Sergeant Natenael Belay. They were posted in the Lideta Sub-city Police.
The statement detailed that the incident occurred on August 27 around 4 p.m. local time near Balcha school. But the statement said the incident occurred as “the police officers were on a move to arrest individuals who were committing illegal acts.”
The individual who was seen in the video footage being dragged by the police officers “attempted to escape but the police officers chased and caught him.” However, the police statement continues, the “individual was not cooperating with the officers to head to the police station.”
Addis Ababa police said the way the officers handled him in the move to take him to the police station was one that “drifted from professional responsibility and failed to follow principles of observing human rights,” it said.
Furthermore, police said the officers are being “investigated.”
Notably, there have been allegations of far more brutality from law enforcement forces in the capital Addis Ababa and elsewhere.
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“Police brutality is by no means strange in Ethiopia; it is not an uncommon practice.”
Jenrick claimed that “40 percent of sexual crimes in London last year were committed by foreign nationals.” However, according to the left-leaning Guardian newspaper, this figure cannot be stood up if cross-checked against statistics from London’s Metropolitan Police.
That figure, according to police data referred to people “proceeded against” for sexual offenses—meaning charged, not convicted. Figures show a large gap between prosecutions and convictions: 14,242 defendants for sexual offenses in 2024 compared to 8,098 convictions. This means that those charged with a crime were not found guilty of committing the offense, as Jenrick had claimed.
Jenrick also said Afghans and Eritreans are “20 times more likely” to be convicted of sexual crimes than Britons. This statistic, repeated by Reform UK’s chair Zia Yusuf, is based on outdated 2021 population estimates and crime data from 2021–2023. Both Afghan and Eritrean migration has grown substantially due to political instability and conflict in their regions. Source : Infomigrantdotnet
The Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF), colloquially known as Shabia, is producing offenders without borders.
Okay bigots and connivers! I have a live one for you! These two officers were arrested just because they are Amharas. No, no no, my mistake. They were arrested because they are 100% Oromos. They are Amharas. No they are Oromos. Oromos! Amharas! I gave up. But I’m leaning towards them being Oromos because such talks have made me a college professor in Michigan, Tennessee, Minnesota, Georgia and Norway. I’m writing a book about it and I’ll never regret.
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To Addis Ababa Police: Protect Ethiopians from Rogue Eritrean Agents posing as refugees. How did these Eritreans enter Addis? Who gives them Lodging, ID Cards, and Residence Permits?
The Eritreans in Addis are fully-trained Eritrean Army Brats. Addis Ababans have been complaining about Addis Ababa Police’s inaction against Lawless Eritreans. What are police officers supposed to do when Eritreans violate the law, keep refusing to comply with the law, and resist arrest? Isn’t Resisting Arrest itself an offense & violation of the law?
Did the Addis Ababa Police Authorities even bother to arrest the Rogue Eritrean(s) who beat up the police officer that responded to a brawl in a bar? Why are most Eritreans released with just a slap on the wrist when taken to court?
This has to STOP! I appreciate it! Thanks!