Jawar Mohammed, an influential Oromo activist charged with terrorism by the Ethiopian prosecutor has mocked the charges of treason and terrorism. He described the ruling Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in a tweet that said, ‘‘TPLF has finally put on its honor roll by charging me at its kangaroo court. TPLF has finally put on its honor roll by charging me at its kangaroo court. It says the state’s suppression of independent media continued adversely affect people of Oromo whose population is around 40 million. He however sounded a warning to the government in a later tweet that the people of Oromo will soon rise against the ‘‘mercenary paramilitary force.’‘

Source: Ethiopian News February 24, 2017 03:00 UTC