Prominent Oromo scholar Alemayehu Diro under police custody for more than ten days, denied right to appear before court
- Ref
- OHRM-2022-0305
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne
Oromia regional state security forces have placed distinguished Oromo scholar Alemayehu Diro under custody as of 29 September 2022; he has since been denied of the right to appear before court, his wife Lakech Hailu confirmed to Addis standard . Alemayehu, 53, an anthropologist , economist, influential business person and a father of six, was taken from his residence in Burayu town in Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, near the capital Addis Abeba and detained at the Burayu district police station.
Source: Addis Standard, "News: Prominent Oromo scholar Alemayehu Diro under police custody for more than ten days, denied right to appear before court", published 2022-10-11. https://addisstandard.com/news-prominent-oromo-scholar-alemayehu-diro-under-police-custody-for-more-than-ten-days-denied-right-to-appear-before-court/