Nekemte mayor, other gov’t officials arrested following murder of ruling party official
- Ref
- OHRM-2023-0172
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Wollega
Mayor of Nekemte, Tolera Regassa and several other government officials of the city have been detained in Nekemte, East Wollega zone of the Oromia region following the murder of the city’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) office head last week. The Mayor’s wife Ejigayehu Ambaras told the VOA that her husband was arrested on 31 March last week and hasn’t been brought to court ever since, even though 11 other government officials who were arrested with him appeared before the court on Thursday.
Source: Addis Standard, "News: Nekemte mayor, other gov’t officials arrested following murder of ruling party official", published 2023-04-07. https://addisstandard.com/news-nekemte-mayor-other-govt-officials-arrested-following-murder-of-ruling-party-official/