His allies deny his involvement in the murder, saying Mr Abiy ordered his arrest to neutralise the popular opposition politician. "I am an Oromo first," Mr Jawar - then exiled in the US - declared, adding that Ethiopia had been "imposed" on him. We will liberate the land in the coming years," Mr Jawar said at its launch. A bright student, Mr Jawar left Ethiopia in his teens when he won a fellowship to study in Singapore in 2003. In contrast, Mr Jawar joined the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), and stepped down as the chief executive of the OMN's television station.

Source: Ethiopian News July 09, 2020 01:18 UTC