Ethiopia rounds up high-profile Tigrayans, UN staff. Police deny targeting the Tigrayan ethnic group, saying those arrested were believed to have links to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front
Ethiopian authorities have rounded up high-profile Tigrayans – from a bank CEO to priests – as well as United Nations staff in a mass crackdown on suspected supporters of rebellious northern forces, according to people linked to the detainees.
Ethiopia declared a state of emergency last week as Tigrayan forces pushed south towards the capital Addis Ababa. That allows for indefinite detentions, requires citizens to carry ID cards that can indicate ethnic origin, and permits searches of private homes without a warrant. The detentions were “out of control”, one senior Ethiopian official told Reuters. He asked for anonymity for fear of retribution.Government spokesperson Legesse Tulu did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. Federal police spokesperson Jeylan Abdi said he was not authorized to comment on detentions, while Addis Ababa police spokesman Fasika Fante said last week those detained “directly or indirectly” backed the TPLF.
A branch manager at another private bank told Reuters a policeman visited his office in the capital on Tuesday and asked if any Tigrayans worked there. The manager said he told the officer he did not have that information, and he left. A Tigrayan member of the ruling Prosperity Party was called to a meeting on Monday in the Kirkos district of the capital and then arrested, his friend told Reuters.
Uniformed police and men in plainclothes arrested the bartender at Aarabon Cafe, the man said, while police arrested the brokers at night at their homes.
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