Arrested Oromo regional state officials are said to have involvement during the massacre on non-Oromos in early July 2020borkenaAugust 11, 2020About 1700 zone and district level government officials are reported arrested in connection with the massacre in the Oromo region of Ethiopia in early July which claimed the lives of over 240 people. 1200 of the arrests are said to be heads of administrations in towns and districts while 500 are said to be public servants in the region. The statement also indicated that some officials have played a part during the violence which affected dozens of towns in the region. Reports in the past, covered by borkena, indicated that some security officials went so far as lending their guns to the attackers. Rumors on social media indicate that Teyba Hassen, former Mayor of Shashemene and vice-president of Oromo regional state, was involved in the massacre and destruction of property in Shashemene.

Source: Ethiopian News August 12, 2020 03:45 UTC