Co-defendants told a court in Addis Ababa that two inmates
were beaten to death by prison officers at a maximum security prison outside
the capital.
A defendant told the court that Alemaye Wake Mamo and
Mohammed Chane were beaten to death by the superintendent of the notorious
Qilinto prison, named Asefa Kidane.
Journalist Getachew Shiferaw wrote on his blog that Bisrat
Amare, the defendant who exposed the killings to the court pleaded to the
judges to transfer him to another prison saying he feared for his life.
Amare reminded the court that one of the deceased, Wake Mamo
had previously demanded to the same court to be transferred to another prison
as he feared for his life. Amare said now that he had exposed the crime, he
feared he would face the same fate. But the court ignored his plea and sent him
to Qilinto.
Several political prisoners were killed by prison officers
in Ethiopia’s notorious prisons.
Alemayehu Gerba, a university student, died in a hospital
after he was shot by prison officers.
Gadisa Hirpa, a political prisoner, was beaten to death at
the Kaliti prison for smuggling in a cell phone.
Colonel Demisew Anteneh and Colonel Alemu Getnet were shot
by prison guards two years ago but later survived.
Qilinto prison
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