Standoff as security forces detain recently released opposition politicians, including Dr. Merera Gudina and Bekele Gerba, near Nekemt in western Ethiopia
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- OHRM-2018-0005
- Date of incident
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- West Shewa
No one could “intervene to break a standoff” as a group of recently released prominent opposition party members, including Dr. Merera Gudina and Bekele Gerba, chairman and first secretary respectively of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), have been held by federal security forces in Gute town, near Nekemt, according to Addisu Bulala, Secretary of OFC’s youth league .
Source: Addis Standard, "News: Standoff as security forces detain recently released opposition politicians, including Dr. Merera Gudina and Bekele Gerba, near Nekemt in western Ethiopia", published 2018-02-24. https://addisstandard.com/news-standoff-as-security-forces-detain-recently-released-opposition-politicians-including-dr-merera-gudina-and-bekele-gerba-near-nekemt-in-western-ethiopia/