Afrigather Addis Abeba — In its seventeenth strange session held this morning, the Home of Peoples Representatives revoked the immunity of Christian Tadele, who has held a seat in Parliament since 2021.
This comes seven months after the detention of Christian, a member of the Nationwide Motion of Amhara (NaMA).
On 04 August, 2024, Christian was apprehended following the six-month state of emergency proclaimed within the Amhara area, on suspicion of participating in “numerous unlawful actions” inside city areas and “offering logistical and monetary help via involvement with the armed group.”
Family members advised Addis Normal that Christian was first detained on the Federal Police Fee Crime Investigation Bureau and subsequently transferred to Awash Arba.
Alongside Christian, different detained people embody Yohannes Buayalew, a member of the Amhara Regional Council, and Kassa Teshager, a member of the Addis Abeba Metropolis Council. And extra lately, Desalegn Chane, a member of the Home of Peoples Representatives and the opposition NaMA, are others who had been additionally detained underneath the state of emergency.
Beforehand, relations expressed concern to Addis Normal that, after being transferred to the Federal Police Fee Crime Investigation Bureau in Addis Abeba, they noticed a deterioration within the well being situations of the detainees.
