From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Fri May 29 2009 - 17:23:51 EDT
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER N°1261
02/05/2009
ETHIOPIA
Wind of protest in the army
Ethiopian soldiers and officers based in the east of the country are
accusing their hierarchy of discrimination.
According to information obtained by The Indian Ocean Newsletter, the
complaints by soldiers and officers based in Harar and Jijiga have
reached the ears of their high command.
Their accusations concern various forms of discrimination (for example,
dismissing some soldiers without compensation, while others are given
it, unfairness in promotions, Tigrayan soldiers and officers have
separate doctors from other ethnic groups).
The Tigrayan General Igziabher Mebrat went on the spot to calm down the
tempers. He got carried away during one meeting with soldiers: he
displayed an Ethiopian flag and said “we have enough enemies; we must
stay united in the interest of Ethiopia”.
The Amhara General Abebaw Tadesse also came to speak to the angry
soldiers. These two high-ranking officers promised to come back with the
answers from the ministry of defence.
But meanwhile, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi summoned General Samora
Yunis and other Tigrayan generals and asked them to put an end to this
fledgling agitation within the army.
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