Five of the seven OLF officials missing from Burayu police station (Photo: Social Media)Addis Abeba – Seven senior officials of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) who have been imprisoned for nearly three years and are currently in police custody in Burayu have been missing since the evening of 18 April, the party has said. OLF Public Relations head Lemmi Gemechu told Addis Standard that the missing party officials are Executive Committee members Abdi Regassa and Michael Boran, Central Committee member Kenasa Ayana, OLF Gulele main office head Gada Oljira (PhD) and senior officials Dawit Abdeta, Lemmi Begna and Gada Gebissa. The police there say they don’t know where the OLF officials are”, said Lemmi. Some of the now missing seven leaders and officials of the party have remained in prison despite repetitive court orders of their release, while others without any prosecutions brought against them at all. The report confirmed that many OLF leaders and members are “illegally detained” and were subjected to abuse.

Source: Ethiopian News April 19, 2023 12:21 UTC