Photo: Gambella regional state Press Secretariat officeAddis Abeba – The armed rebel group Gambella Liberation Front (GLF) brought in 195 members to the Gambella region to pursue “peaceful political struggle” following peace talks held in Juba, South Sudan, and in Addis Abeba, the regional state said. According to Gembella regional state President Umod Ujulu, the armed group returned its members to the region after a call for peace was conveyed through the Ethiopian Embassy in Juba. The regional state quoted Gatluwak Bum, Chairman of the GLF as saying that 195 members of the group arrived in Gambella to pursue peaceful struggle. The aftermath of event led to a widespread extrajudicial killings of civilians by regional state security forces, according to a report by the state rights watchdog EHRC. The regional government rejected the report initially but has since prosecuted high level officials, including Tut Kor, the former deputy commissioner of the Gambella regional police commission, for alleged involvement in the killings.

Source: Ethiopian News April 20, 2023 15:12 UTC