The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi
Recently, sources said that the Ethiopian federal government arrested some prominent local figures in Tigray, such as bank executives and pastors, as well as 16 UN officials working in Ethiopia. However, local police said the arrestees were suspected of being linked to the Tigre People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in northern Ethiopia.
According to Reuters reported on November 10, on November 8, local time, Ethiopia launched a raid on the Tigray people during the state of emergency, 16 United Nations staff working in the local area were arrested, 7 people have been released, and 9 people are still detained. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the reasons for the detention of the staff were unknown.
In November last year, military clashes broke out between FLNI and the Federal Government of Ethiopia. Lawyers said the arrest of Tigray by Ethiopian authorities during the military conflict was a "common occurrence". On the 9th local time, the police arrested Daniel Tekeste, ceo of the Ethiopian Lion Bank tigre state, and five other bank employees, but these people were released later that day.
The military conflict, which has lasted for about a year, has now led to the deaths of thousands of people in Ethiopia, the starvation of hundreds of thousands of people and the forced departure of more than two million people from their homes. In recent days, the conflict between the two sides has continued to escalate. As the PFLP approaches the country's capital, Addis Ababa, on November 2, the Federal Government of Ethiopia declared a six-month state of emergency. According to the relevant regulations, the country's citizens must carry identity documents at all times, and the police can arrest anyone suspected of being related to the "PFLP" without an arrest warrant.
During the outbreak of military conflict within Ethiopia, relations between the federal government and the United Nations have been very tense. In September, Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of seven senior United Nations officials for "interfering in the country's affairs." Martin Griffiths, THE UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, called on the two sides on the 9th to "immediately and unconditionally end the hostilities" and reiterated the full support of the United Nations for the diplomacy of the African Union.
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