Ethiopia arrests 9 including two journalists on suspicion of terrorism
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
June 29, 2011(ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia Federal police anti-terror task force on Wednesday said it has detained nine people including two journalists, which it said were involved in terror activities.
He added that the suspects were planning to carry out attacks on the country’s major infrastructure facilities, telecommunications and power centres in collaboration with domestic anti-peace elements.
Ethiopian officials said the two journalists, Reeyot Alemu, a columnist for the independent weekly and Feteh Wubushet Taye, deputy editor of Ethiopian Awramba Times were arrested, not in relation to their journalistic activities, but due to their involvement in the terror activities.
Sudan Tribune has learnt that among the arrested two are opposition party members.
Federal Police officials said the detention was not political and that there is concrete evidence of their plans and charges will be pressed accordingly.
A joint statement released on Wednesday by government communication affairs office and federal police anti-terror task force said neighbouring Eritrea was providing financial support to the suspects,
The Ethiopian government has recently labelled five groups, three domestic and two international, organisations including al-Qaeda and al-Shabab as terrorist entities.
Eritrea which Addis Ababa routinely accuses of sponsoring instability in Ethiopia and backing terrorism was however not included on the terror list.
(ST)
Bigcat
Ethiopia arrests 9 including two journalists on suspicions of terrorism
Ethiopia shuold be very active enough!!! most of somalia born people are living in ethiopia and there is high chance for them to support terorist in ethiopia..some somalia are now aday tour part of south sudan just walkiing using ethiopia passport..south sudan police need to pay more attention to such an unsuspect for the future security of south sudan…
Let’s all be as good as Dinka/monyjang
choldit
Ethiopia arrests 9 including two journalists on suspicions of terrorism
Bigcat
Don’t mix good with bad, mate! Dinka are looters of South Sudan public fund. How dare you expect Ethiopian to follow Dinka foot steps?
Let perecute the Dinkas who loot South Sudan public resources in order to repair our damaged reputation so that we catch up with the Nuer and other South Sudanese b4 we claim regional power.