Police said earlier today that 111 officers were hurt, as well as dozens of protesters and passersby, in the protests thus far. “As a police force in a democratic law-abiding country, we are duty-bound to protect the delicate balance between the right to legitimate protest and enforcing the law. Restraint is a form of strength we are required to possess as professionals charged with enabling legitimate protest,” he writes. “But, too, in a nation of laws, there are rules and there are acceptable ways to protest. Alongside the rights of the protesters, we have a duty to protect the rights of the public and ordinary citizens.

Source: Ethiopian News July 03, 2019 11:38 UTC