Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has reacted to Ethiopia’s latest political reform announcement under which political prisoners are to be released and its Maekelawi detention facility closed down. In a terse statement released by his office, Ed Royce, said it was important that the government had finally acknowledged holding political prisonsers. “Ethiopia has finally acknowledged that it holds political prisoners. If Ethiopia is to remain a strong U.S. partner and a source of stability in a dangerous region, the government must respect the rights of the Ethiopian people. “If Ethiopia is to remain a strong U.S. partner and a source of stability in a dangerous region, the government must respect the rights of the Ethiopian people,” the statement concluded.

Source: Ethiopian News January 05, 2018 04:52 UTC