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Two Convicted Ethiopian War Criminals Have Been Sheltering in an Italian Embassy for 24 Years

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 8:12
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It's been nearly 25 years since Ethiopia's Soviet-backed Derg regime was ousted. As a coalition of rebel forces approached capital city Addis Ababa on May 27, 1991, four senior ministers — accused of ordering mass killings — used the darkness of night to creep into the Italian embassy.

What followed is a tale of suicide, murder, and decay.

The reaction of the guard who first met the group at the gate, the identity of the person who ushered them in, is uncertain. What VICE News can be sure of is that two of the former Derg officials remain there, while the other two died inside the high walls of the embassy.

In 1993, one of them — former acting Prime Minister Hailu Yimenu — killed himself.

In a statement issued in 2004, Italy said they would not hand the two former Derg officials over and said that the Ethiopian authorities are well aware of the position of Italy on this issue.

Eleven years later, Italian officials have again confirmed this stance to VICE News …. https://news.vice.com




Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/10/two-convicted-ethiopian-war-criminals.html

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