The OLF Press Release on TPLF’s Mass killings of the Oromo Students

 
Ref: olf.003/2014
April 30 , 2014

The OLF Press Release on TPLF’s Mass killings of the Oromo Students.

The Mass killing of the Oromo students who have peacefully protested against
injustices in Ethiopia is only invigorate the Oromo people struggle for justice.

Since the last twenty three years , the Tigray Liberation Front (the TPLF) controls the
state power in Ethiopia, the TPLF regime has targeted Oromo people in general and
Oromo students in particular. The TPLF has arrested, tortured and killed thousands
Oromo in the past twenty three years. The current sense less mass killings of Oromo
students in different universities, like Ambo, Wallaga, Dire Dawa, Robe,
Adamaa,Haramaya,Jimma , Illu , etc is the heinous crime that shocked the conscious of
humanity.

The OLF strongly condemns such barbaric and egregious killing of innocent Oromo
university students who have peacefully demanded the regime to halt the displacement
of Oromo farmers from their Ancestral land and the inclusion of Oromo cities and
surrounding localities under Finfinnee (Addis Ababa) administration under the pretext of
development. Instead of responding for their genuine demands, the barbaric TPLF
regime opted to massacre the Oromo students in broad day lights in the eyes of
international community which have watched the agony and senseless killing through
social media.

We want to remind the TPLF regime that, continuous torture, arrest and arbitrarily killing
of the Oromo students will not stop the legitimate demands of Oromo students in
particular and the Oromo people in general. Instead, the TPLF Action will invigorate the
just struggle of Oromo people to decide their destiny in their home land.
We call upon the OPDO to stand with the Oromo students and Oromo people in this
historical gesture when the TPLF regime has engaged in killing the innocent Oromo
people. Not doing anything and continue to work with the TPLF under this condition will
make you (the OPDO) part and parcel of The TPLF crime against Oromo. We remind you
that this is a high time for OPDO and its members to stand with the Oromo people
genuine demands and constitutional rights guaranteed even under the TPLF (Ethiopian)
constitution.

We also call upon all Oromo political and civil organizations and other political and civil
organizations that claim they work to bring democracy and freedom in Ethiopia to condemn this heinous crime and stand with the legimate demands of Oromo students
and the Oromo people.

Also, we urge all peace loving governments and people around the world to condemn
this senseless killing of innocent Oromo students by Ethiopia regime, and stand with
Oromo students’ and Oromo people who have been peacefully demanding for their
legitimate rights from the Ethiopian regime.

General Kamal Gelcuu ,
Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Chairman