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Tuum Ghebreyohannes 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🇪🇷🇪🇷 @Ghebreyohannes

2 months ago

ኣታ ጨካን መራሕ ብህይወት እንተ ሃልዮም Pardon ( ይቕሬታ ) ግበረሎም ::#Eritrea 🇪🇷 @shabait #Pardon9 #ClemencyNow #freeG-15prisoners Open letter: In May 2001, the members of the G-15 issued an open letter addressed to all members of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), the ruling party in Eritrea. The document criticized the president for what the authors described as an increasingly authoritarian style of governance following the Eritrea–Ethiopia border war (1998–2000). It demanded the implementation of the ratified but suspended 1997 Constitution, the restoration of democratic practices within the PFDJ, and greater accountability in government decision-making. The letter argued that the concentration of power in the presidency was undermining the collective leadership system established during the independence struggle. It accused the president of marginalizing party institutions, delaying political reform, and fostering a culture of fear and silence. The core criticism was laid in the following way: 'Because of the weaknesses of the legislative and executive bodies, the President has been acting without restraint, even illegally. While the judiciary lacks adequate human and institutional capacity, instead of providing resources to build up its capacity, the President has created a competing Special Court reporting directly to him. People are being jailed for years without the knowledge and agreement of the judiciary, and independence of the judiciary and rule of law are being violated. The problem is that the President is conducting himself in an illegal and unconstitutional manner, is refusing to consult, and the legislative and executive bodies have not performed their oversight functions properly. The justification for publishing the open letter, as argued by the G-15, was to "pave the road for peaceful, legal and democratic transition to a truly constitutional government, and to establish guarantees for Eritrea to become a peaceful and stable nation where democracy, justice and prosperity shall prevail". Fifteen senior officials of the government and the PFDJ signed the statement. Six of them were part of the EPLF's inner Political Bureau and had served as key figures in the independence war: Ogabe Abraha, Haile Woldetinse (Durue), Petros Solomon, Mesfin Hagos, Berhane Gherezgiher, and Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo. I’m sure some of you may bring up the allegations of the G-15 working with Weyane. I’d like to ask: if these allegations were the reason for their imprisonment for “treason,” why hasn’t the government presented the public with evidence to support them? Also, some of these prisoners may not be alive, but since this isn’t official, I’d like to stay optimistic and hope for the best.

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