Yohannes Buayalew (Photo : SM)borkenaThe Ethiopian government on Tuesday has arrested Yohannes Buayalew, a member of the Amhara regional state council, under circumstances where his parliamentary immunity is not lifted. It is said that it is the Command Post that is in charge of running the State of Emergency arrested in Bahir Dar. Yohannes Buayalew, in a recent session at the Amhara regional council, condemned the way that the government is handling political grievances of Amharas. Yohannes has served the ruling party both at the Federal and regional government levels. In Addis Ababa and some cities in Oromia tens of thousands of arrests of ethnic Amhara are reported in connection with the state of emergency measures.

Source: Ethiopian News August 17, 2023 15:17 UTC