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Property Destruction & Looting medium Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne

Oromia region defends demolition of buildings as “constitutional and legal”, blames extremists for “false propaganda”

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Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne

Hailu Adugna, Oromia Communication Bureau head (Photo:Oromia Communication Bureau/Facebook) The Oromia regional government said it is carrying out a campaign of demolishing “illegal buildings” in more than 600 cities across the region, and defended the process as “constitutional and legal”.

Source: Addis Standard, "News: Oromia region defends demolition of buildings as “constitutional and legal”, blames extremists for “false propaganda”", published 2023-05-31. https://addisstandard.com/news-oromia-region-defends-demolition-of-buildings-as-constitutional-and-legal-blames-extremists-for-false-propaganda/

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