Killing by government forces in Jimma (12 Jun 2021)
- Ref
- OHRM-2021-0175
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Jimma
A horrific video clip, lasting 29 seconds, was posted on Facebook on 12 June, depicting the semi-naked body of a young man with a disfigured face and head being dragged by his bound feet along a metalled road in Jimma zone. He was surrounded by a well-dressed crowd of youngsters, many young teenagers, who took occasional kicks at the body while chanting loudly and continuously in Amharic ‘Shane looters/thieves’. Shane is a slang term used by government supporters for the OLF (until recently a legal political party). The young man was killed by government forces before being dragged through the streets by an Amhara crowd.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 57 (2021-09-01), p.17. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/Report-57.pdf