[Pol.ethiopia] ALAZAR DESSIE ARRESTED & NEGASSO GIDADA CANCELED HIS MEMBERSHIOP OF OPDO

Mon, 3 Sep 2001 14:50:19 EDT

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ETHIOPIAN NEWS HEADLINES -- IN AMHARIC 

http://www.ethiozena.net/

September 3, 2001 (NEHASE 28, 1993 ETHIOPIAN CALENDAR) 

ALAZAR DESSIE, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER 
OF ABYSSINIA BANK ARRESTED

Alazar Dessie was taken into custody by Addis Ababa police on August 28, 
2001.  The police arrested Ato Alazar from his office at the Abyssinia bank 
where he is now serving in the capacity of Deputy General Manager.

Ato Alazar Dessie, who is a naturalized U.S. citizen, returned to Ethiopia in 
1994 and served as Deputy President of the Ethiopian Commercial Bank until he 
was relieved from his position by the Bank's Board of Directors.

Ato Alazar is a banker who held managerial positions in many U.S. banks 
before he returned home in 1994. Although no official statement was made 
about the arrest of Ato Alazar it is suspected that his arrested is linked to 
the arrest of several Ethiopian Commercial Bank officials and businessmen in 
the past few months.

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PRESIDENT NEGASSO GIDADA NOTIFIED OPDO OFFICE 
THAT HE HAS CANCELED HIS MEMBERSHIP OF THE PARTY

In a letter he wrote to the OPDO Office, dated August 31, 2001, 
(NEHASE 25, 1993), President Negasso notified the office that he has 
voluntarily canceled his membership of the party. In his letter the president 
outlined the reasons that led him to make his final decision to cancel his 
membership. 

The president noted that although he withdrew from the EPRDF Executive 
Council a few months back, he remained a member of the OPDO and has 
been paying his dues regularly. But, he said he was not allowed to 
participate 
in any of the meetings of the party to debate issues of importance to the 
Oromo 
people and to the country as a whole and to exercise his right to vote as 
party member.

He in particular noted that the actions of General Abadulla and Girma Birru 
are illegal and accused them of hijacking the party and making decisions in 
violations of the statute of the party and the constitution of FDRE.   

SOURCE: Reporter (in Amharic), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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<HTML>ETHIOPIAN NEWS HEADLINES -- IN AMHARIC 
 
 http://www.ethiozena.net/
 
 September 3, 2001 (NEHASE 28, 1993 ETHIOPIAN CALENDAR) 
 
 
 ALAZAR DESSIE, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER 
 OF ABYSSINIA BANK ARRESTED
 
 Alazar Dessie was taken into custody by Addis Ababa police on August 28, 
 2001. &nbsp;The police arrested Ato Alazar from his office at the Abyssinia bank 
 where he is now serving in the capacity of Deputy General Manager.
 
 Ato Alazar Dessie, who is a naturalized U.S. citizen, returned to Ethiopia in 
 1994 and served as Deputy President of the Ethiopian Commercial Bank until he 
 was relieved from his position by the Bank's Board of Directors.
 
 Ato Alazar is a banker who held managerial positions in many U.S. banks 
 before he returned home in 1994. Although no official statement was made 
 about the arrest of Ato Alazar it is suspected that his arrested is linked to 
 the arrest of several Ethiopian Commercial Bank officials and businessmen in 
 the past few months.
 
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 PRESIDENT NEGASSO GIDADA NOTIFIED OPDO OFFICE 
 THAT HE HAS CANCELED HIS MEMBERSHIP OF THE PARTY
 
 In a letter he wrote to the OPDO Office, dated August 31, 2001, 
 (NEHASE 25, 1993), President Negasso notified the office that he has 
 voluntarily canceled his membership of the party. In his letter the president 
 outlined the reasons that led him to make his final decision to cancel his 
 membership. 
 
 The president noted that although he withdrew from the EPRDF Executive 
 Council a few months back, he remained a member of the OPDO and has 
 been paying his dues regularly. But, he said he was not allowed to 
 participate 
 in any of the meetings of the party to debate issues of importance to the 
 Oromo 
 people and to the country as a whole and to exercise his right to vote as 
 party member.
 
 He in particular noted that the actions of General Abadulla and Girma Birru 
 are illegal and accused them of hijacking the party and making decisions in 
 violations of the statute of the party and the constitution of FDRE. &nbsp;&nbsp;
 
 SOURCE: Reporter (in Amharic), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
 
 Posted in ETHIOPIAN NEWS HEADLINES web site @
 http://www.ethiozena.net/</HTML>

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