The Prime Minister didn’t actually announce the freedom of every political prisoner Ethiopia. Now, this is far from what most international media outlets quoted the prime minister as saying yesterday. Similarly, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn did not admit that his government used the Maekelawi prison as a torture center. Indeed both AP and BBC carried follow-up stories, the later quoting an aide to the prime minister who said the premier was misquoted due to “mistranslation.”It is worth noting here that the initial Facebook on the verified “Office of the Prime Minister” page was edited at least eight times. The AU leader’s message did not include a congratulatory message celebrating the releases of “all” political prisoners.

Source: Ethiopian News January 05, 2018 03:21 UTC