A Sidama person, 'Habte Yacob Balicha' is in a Serious Danger in South Africa!
By Kambata Xoola, October 6, 2008
Meles Zenawi's regime appoints criminal cadres who willingly order or kill innocent civilians in various countries- as diplomats and at other capacities including ambassadorial posts. Melese Marimo, the Sidama in birth is one of such immoral cadres who don't hold any ideals on principles of humanity, yet live for their egocentric desires at the expense of voiceless and helpless citizens who seek their protection.
Melese Marimo, who is appointed as Ethiopian ambassador to South Africa on the 12th of April 2006, was one of those who have ordered the massacre of the Sidama civilian demonstrators who were claming their constitutional right which is enshrined in Ethiopian constitution on May 24, 2002. At least 70 innocent and armless Sidama civilian demonstrators have been mercilessly massacred in day light with live ammunition from Meles's security forces. Some of the dead bodies have been devoured by hyenas as their relatives weren't allowed to collect the corpses of their beloved ones. The Sidama capital city and entire region remained under curfew for the following over weeks after the massacre.
The killers and those who have masterminded the killings to perpetuate policies of subjugation are promoted to the higher authority and don't regret for their sadistically inhuman and brutal acts against the Sidama nation. Instead, they hunt for those Sidama nationals who took part in a peaceful and non-violent demonstration of the May 24, 2002 including Mr. Balicha.
Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred under Meles's rule. Others were imprisoned for life. Hundreds of thousands are also detained for claiming their basic rights. Those who raise about their basic rights individually or in groups (Ethnic groups) receive brutal treatments. Mr. Balicha is in the category of aforementioned peoples. His being Sidama and the issues of May 24, 2002's demonstration with other Sidama and his subsequent arrestment with several thousands of innocent Sidama nationals places Mr. Balicha under this equation.
That is why Melese Marimo and Shiferaw Shugute (Southern Ethiopian pseudo-regional state's puppet president who is one of those who have ordered the massacre of the Sidamas on May 24, 2002) and their compliances are criminalising Mr. Balicha with fabricated allegation of 225 million Ethiopian birr corruption.
Paradoxically, Mr Balicha has got unequivocally stated clearance letter written on 18th of March from the Commercial Bank of Ethiopian (head quarters) in response to his resignation request dated 18th of February, 2003. Therefore, unless Meles's criminal gangs want to cash public money under the pretext of this fabrication as they are expert at it; Mr Balicha has got all clearances after satisfying all procedures of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. There is no justification to keep the corruption charges for entire 5 and half years, if the allegation was genuine. They have been waiting for opportunity to link him with others who lie in this category so that they can get good excuse for their malicious acts against the individual who fled their immoral brutality.
Additionally, their allegation fits into their systematic intimidation and silencing of the Sidama people wherever they can, wherever they live. In particular, since Habte with other Sidama people who are living in South Africa wrote a letter to the South African president and others international Western organisations to expose Melese Marimo's hidden criminality; Melese Marimo was plotting against the Sidamas who are staying in South Africa including Mr Balicha. Therefore, Melese Marimo has good reason to fabricate and allege him with corruption as he has previously worked in banking business although Mr. Marimo can't validate his claim.
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Since Meles Zenawi's regime enthroned on power in 1991, several alleged dissidents from the neighbouring countries have been picked up and being assassinated, made to disappear and or taken to unknown locations whose whereabouts remain mystery. Others have been forcibly repatriated for further torture, life imprisonment and death where genuine legal system hasn't existed for over the period of a century since native Africans such as Oromo, Sidama, Afar and others have lost their sovereignty to the Abyssinian invaders who are making the lives of their subjects utterly difficult- while the world is keeping silent and even supporting the sufferings of the said nations under the pretexts of 'aid packages'.
Therefore,
Ethiopia's most brutal and despotic dictator Meles Zenawi's political apparatus
stretches from cemetery of the nations (Abyssinian Empire) to the neighbouring
countries including Kenya, Sudan, Djibouti, Uganda, Somalia and South African.
They assassinate, cause unexpected disappearances and detain without any ones
order and repatriate their subject back to their empire for further torture,
imprisonments and or death.
Leaving its citizens to suffer without single meal a day, Meles's regime that is being supported by the world powerful politicians is enjoying their attention without reasonable criticism let alone meaningful actions for his state sponsored terrorism! The HRW report of the June 12, 2008 on the genocides and crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Meles's regime against the Ogden Somali people substantiates this argument. If any one raises issues related with the basic rights of individuals as well as their nations, the reprisal for such action is brutal. The regime arrests without any reason for years, causes disappearances, harass and intimidates by using its underground security forces on daily bases within the empire and abroad.
Abyssinian political establishments are fabricated in such a way that no
external peoples in particular fellow Africans can understand. Fellow Africans
believe that successive Abyssinian brutal rulers who have massacred hundreds of
thousands fellow indigenous Africans and kept them for over 100 years under
their brutal colonial yoke; as an icon of European colonialism resistance. Fatal
mistake to be made!! Abyssinians remain the causes of human misery and brutality
in Africa!
However, by exploiting such false believes, Abyssinian colonialists deceive not only Africans, but also global community. Yet they are the most and the only black colonial powers of the planet whose policies remain mere responsible for the unfolding tragedy in their empire. Their empire remains a place where people are regarded and treated as mere commodities where no one is allowed to exercise his/her basic rights as person and the nations can't legitimately claim their basic and fundamental rights. Meles's regime has got a constitution that is used to deceive international donors-not the citizens of the empire. All Meles's political apparatus are simply established to deceive peoples and to serve the said purposes. The world, in particular fellow Africans need to wake up from their sleep and understand the ugliness of Abyssinians 'Africa decorated face of brutality'.
Kambata Xoola, October 6, 2008