From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Tue Aug 11 2009 - 10:20:44 EDT
Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice Freedom and Democracy
Yet Another Sham Verdict by Zenawi's Kangaroo Court
August 8, 2009
Press Release
The kangaroo court of the illegitimate and ethnocentric regime in
Ethiopia has handed down a "guilty verdict" against the top leadership
of Ginbot 7, the Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy. In the
show trial referred to as " The case of General Tefera Mamo et al" we
have witnessed the same old discredited pattern of a rogue regime
concocting false charges, building its case against its political
opponents based on confessions obtained under duress, parading false
witnesses and then convicting them to death or to long prison terms. We
have seen this charade before and we will continue to see it again until
Ethiopians bring an end to the 18 years of misrule by the ethnocentric
dictatorship of the Tigrai People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
The sham trial against the patriotic and highly decorated General Tefera
Mamo and the other defendants will resume on August 26, and Ethiopians
know the verdict has already been signed, sealed and delivered to the
black robbed henchmen at the kangaroo court. Until Ethiopia, once again,
joins the community of civilized nations where the rule of law is
respected and the independence of the judiciary is firmly established,
Zenawi's rule by diktat akin to Hiltler and Mussolini will continue for
the foreseeable future.
Ginbot 7 strongly believes that the illegitimate regime of Meles Zenawi
that terrorizes its citizens, tortures its political prisoners in
contravention of its own constitution and international human rights
laws that it has ratified, that willfully murders its real and perceived
enemies, commits genocide and collective punishment against its citizens
and a regime that is implicated in war crimes and crimes against
humanity has neither the mandate to rule Ethiopia nor the legal and
moral authority to sit in judgement against any Ethiopian citizen.
Ginbot 7 strongly condemns the egregious violations of the human rights
and civil liberties of these political prisoners and calls on all who
subscribe to democratic values and to the protection of universal human
rights to stand with the Ethiopian people in their fight against this
brutal dictatorship.
Once again, Ginbot 7 reaffirms its solemn promise to the Ethiopian
people that it will continue to lead the struggle to speed up the demise
of the brutal dictatorship of Meles Zenawi and his henchmen.
Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice Freedom and Democracy
Ginbot 7 PR Office
Tel +44 208 1335670
pr@ginbot7.org
http://www.ginbot7.org/Press_Release/press_8_August_2009.htm
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