Kennasa Ayansa, Dawit Abdeta, Gadaa Oljirra (PhD) and Gadaa Gebissa who are currently detained at Burayu police station have all developed chronic diseases according to Lemmi. “Kennasa Ayana and Dawit Abdeta suffered severe backbone injury, Gadaa Oljirra developed complications related to previous surgery while Gadaa Gebissa contracted Hepatitis B,” Lemmi said, adding that, one of the party’s five EC members, Kennasa Ayana, “has got his back injured severely, and he is unable to walk or stand”. Lawyer of Kennasa Ayana, Tuli Bayisa, also told Addis Standard that the police disallowed Kennasa from getting admitted to a hospital for an inpatient treatment which his physician prescribed for him. In May last year, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released a report following an investigation into the detention of Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) leaders in various detention centers in Oromia. The report confirmed that many OLF leaders and members are “illegally detained” and subjected to abuse.

Source: Ethiopian News February 24, 2023 22:43 UTC