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Ethiopia: Ethiopians’ Citizen Democratic Union – A Failed Remnant Régime (E.C.D.U.) – (06.01.2021)

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PRESS RELEASE

(English translation of the Amharic original)

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London, 6th January 2021.

A traitor to Ethiopia from its beginnings, the T.P.L.F. (Tgray People’s Liberation Front) carried out on the night of 3rd of November 2020 particularly barbaric massacres of both civilians and members of the military stationed in the northern districts of the province of Gwender / ጐንደር, in the whole of the province of Tgray / ትግራይ, and in the northern districts of the province of Wello / ወሎ፟, in a dastardly act of complete desperation and disregard for the sanctity of life. In all, this criminal organisation has murdered many thousands of fellow citizens, destroyed considerable property, including infrastructure. By attacking military posts, it has exposed the country to external threats; furthermore, the T.P.L.F. has claimed full responsibility for these horrendous acts of treason.

There are no adequate expressions of sorrow and condemnation in the face of such evil and perfidious acts, other than to say that the organisation, T.P.L.F., should be dissolved and banned, and its leadership apprehended, and deferred before national law courts for crimes of national treason, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

However, as the foreign implanted apartheid system and undisclosed participants and accomplices are behind these treasonous acts and massacres, the whole issue should rightly be examined by national judicial authorities within the framework of the transitional government. In this regard, the Ethiopians’ Citizen Democratic Union (E.C.D.U.) will make public its position in due course.

The outlaw organisation T.P.L.F. has received no mandate from the patriotic and respected inhabitants of the province of Tgray; all the crimes committed against country are its own and those of imperialist forces that created it, financed it, organised it and remotely controlled it over the past fifty years. The inhabitants of the province of Tgray know they are innocent; the whole of the Ethiopian people know of the innocence of the inhabitants of Tgray, and the people of the World must also know of their innocence. As a testimony to their fidelity to their country, ignoring the repeated appeals of the T.P.L.F., the inhabitants of Tgray have shown their full support for the “law enforcement campaign” by scrupulously following the Ethiopian army’s directives in all the areas of operations. Whenever necessary, the inhabitants have also fought alongside members of the Ethiopian army against the lawless force that had been oppressing them for so long.

The Ethiopians’ Citizen Democratic Union (E.C.D.U.) expresses its deepest sense of grief over the killing of innocent Ethiopian civilians, and the sacrifice of the brave who confronted and vanquished the evil of fascism; it prays for the redemption of their souls. The E.C.D.U. sends its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and the whole Ethiopian people, and prays unto God to give them strength. The E.C.D.U. is confident that as soon as Ethiopia re-constitutes her democratic State, the victims and the bereaved shall receive compensations.

Until then, the E.C.D.U. addresses, with its best wishes, its patriotic appeal to:

1) the inhabitants of the province of Tgray, freed from 30 years of T.P.L.F. tyranny: «our most sincere congratulations on seeing this day of liberation; it is now your responsibility to peacefully hand over to law enforcement officials those criminals still hiding in your midst and busy preparing for you a new cycle of sufferings»;

2) the inhabitants of the districts unlawfully transferred to the “Tgray homeland” from the provinces of Gwender and Wello: «to you too our most sincere congratulations on seeing this day of liberation; until the time the “homelands’ apartheid system” is dismantled and Ethiopia has democratically implemented a new administrative structure, keep steadfastly what is of your right and for which you have already made great sacrifices»;

3) to the entire Free People of Ethiopia: «our most sincere congratulations in this day of victory ; however much we regret the fratricidal nature of the struggle, what is vanquished is the evil spirit of nihilism, imported from the Western World, that had been setting the Ethiopian people against themselves; its defeat now signals a better tomorrow for Ethiopia, once again our congratulations.

Until the time the apartheid system is once and for all banished from the entire land of Ethiopia, do not be fooled by those tricksters who, claiming to “uphold” the illegitimate “constitution”, announce fake “elections” and other make-believe. Instead, rise up in unison to take back control over your country Ethiopia, while safeguarding and ensuring her national unity and territorial integrity, for the purpose of making your new Constitution and establishing your new democratic State of Right».

1: Blood on the hands of imperialism.

Ethiopia is paying the heaviest of prices as a result of the forcible imposition upon her by the United States of America and certain Western nations back in 1991, of the apartheid system that South Africa had just rejected, in the shape of the F.D.R.E. (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) régime; an act of perfidy that dwarfs “Pearl Harbour” in its infamy. This was also an act that betrayed vengeance against the country that has always been at the forefronts of the anti-colonialist, anti-imperialist and anti-apartheid struggle. The régime was further placed in the hands of none other than the treasonous T.P.L.F.

As a consequence, for the next 29 years, Ethiopia was to be subjected to unimaginable sabotage, repression, discrimination, corruption, and overall mismanagement where, every year, billions of dollars’ worth of the country’s hard earned foreign currency were syphoned off outside the country with total impunity; all of this under the leaden silence of the “mean”-stream media. The latter do not fail to propagate, though, the “double digit growth” rates that the Ethiopian economy has supposedly achieved, failing to add that this “double digit growth” refers to the nominal growth rate and not the real growth rate; the nominal growth rate is worse than wiped out by a galloping double digit rate of inflation, resulting now in a stunted economy.

The T.P.L.F. led régime tried to meticulously carry through all its assigned key tasks meant to lead to the ultimate liquidation of Ethiopia as a State; among others:

1) by agreeing to carry out an unlawful referendum for the secession of the province of Eritrea, thereby illicitly giving away to her enemies a significant part of her people, her territories of Bahr Mdr / ባሕር ፡ ምድር and Denkel / ደንከል, as well as her entire Red Sea shores;

2) by endangering the national unity and territorial integrity of Ethiopia by partitioning her population and territory along ethnic lines;

3) by addressing the Ethiopian people divisively as “peoples” on the basis of the foreign imposed “constitution”, in an attempt to deprive Ethiopia of her sole, rightful and sovereign people, her citizenry;

4) by trying to undermine the citizen language Amharic in favour of English;

5) by trying to substitute the idea of ethnicity to that of citizenship, as well as fomenting inter-ethnic strife that have led to daily massacres, mass displacements and exiles;

6) by mercilessly persecuting, torturing and killing all those who opposed it;

7) by embezzling the country’s resources and State revenues;

8) by other equally deplorable acts.

Nevertheless, the T.P.L.F. was unsuccessful; instead, it is now liquidated.

Three years prior to its own liquidation, in 2017, hard pressed by the popular unrest in the country and fearing for its own existence, the T.P.L.F. sought a way out to complete its unfinished business of destruction from its hideouts in the “Tgray homeland”. In so doing, it relinquished its dictatorial powers to its remaining partners in the remnant F.D.R.E. régime; without however showing any remorse for its past wrong doings other than to say that it is itself «rotten». Then, as the Holy Scriptures tell us: «The dog is turned to his own vomit again …» (2Pe. 2:22), the T.P.L.F. left Addis Abeba to return to its bunkers in the Tigray “homeland”, from where, through its latest horrifying series of atrocities committed all around the country, it showed once more to the whole World its truly vitiated, treacherous, fascistic and nihilistic nature. It is practically certified that to commit its crimes, the T.P.L.F. has benefited from the complicity, even the participation or the logistic support of some of its partners in the highest positions of power in Addis Abeba, with whom it backs the ongoing policy of “yugoslavisation” of Ethiopia through “ethnic cleansing”.

There is no doubt that the barbaric killings committed in the districts of Welqayt / ወልቃይት, Tegedé / ጠገዴ, Telemt / ጠለምት, and Kafta Humera / ካፍታ ፡ ሑመራ, particularly around the town of May Kadra / ማይ ፡ ካድራ, by the T.P.L.F. militia, on the 3rd of November 2020 until they beat retreat, taking the lives of well over 1’500 civilians, are all the result of a fascistic thought process bent on avenging the defeat of fascism in 1941. It is also a massacre similar to the one committed in Yugoslavia’s Srebrenica enclave, with the purpose of likewise triggering the process of disintegration of Ethiopia.

The reasons why the districts of Welqayt, Tegedé, Telemt, and Kafta Humera [refer to map 1, PDF], were unlawfully transferred from the jurisdiction of the province of Gwender to that of the Tgray “homeland”, back in 1991, were:

firstly, to take revenge on their inhabitants, whom during the invasion of fascist Italy (1935-1941), had, under the leadership of such resistance leaders as Bitweded Adane Mekwen-n / ቢትወደድ ፡ አዳነ ፡ መኰንን, accomplished extraordinarily heroic feats of arms that earned their region the nickname of “graveyard of fascists”;

secondly, to provide the Tgray “homeland”, which imperialism has earmarked for “independence”, a corridor to the Sudan;

thirdly, to make the “republic-to-be” Tgray “homeland”, in possession of large tracts of fertile agricultural land, with the addition of the districts of Rayya (ራያ፟) and Allamata (አላ፟ማጣ), also unlawfully transferred from the jurisdiction of Wello (ወሎ፟) province in 1991, thereby giving Tgray more than food self-sufficiency, its “lebensraum”.

The mid-February 2013 massacres that resulted in thousands of innocent civilians being killed [refer to map 2, PDF], for the purpose of “cleansing” from “non-native” citizens or Amhara:

the “Oromo / ኦሮሞ homeland” (in the Wellegga / ወለ፟ጋ፟ districts of Gouliso / ጉሊሶ, Qiltou / ቂልጡ, Djarso / ጃርሶ, Horro / ሆሮ፟, Gwdrou / ጕድሩ …),

the “Beni Shangoul Goumz / በኒ ፡ ሻንጉል ፡ ጉምዝ homeland” (in Metekkel / መተከ፟ል, Mandoura / ማንዱራ, Boulén / ቡሌን, Dbaté / ድባጤ, Kamashi / ካማሺ, … districts),

the “Deboub / ደቡብ homeland” (in Semén Béntch / ሰሜን ፡ ቤንች, Madji / ማጂ, Konso / ኮንሶ, Amaro / ዐማሮ, Malé / ማሌ, … districts),

were being routinely acknowledged by the usual press statement of the E.P.R.D.F.-Prosperity Party led FDRE remnant régime, until the time, according to the statement of the Foreign Ministry spokesman, the «red line was finally overstepped» when army divisions stationed in “Tgray homeland” were attacked by T.P.L.F. forces; only then was the régime forced to launch rather belatedly the “law enforcement campaign”. Numerous evidence have confirmed that until the 3rd of November 2020 attacks on the army, the remnant F.D.R.E. régime had been “blaming” on T.P.L.F. operatives the so-called “ethnic cleansing” massacres – which in fact are anti-citizen (anti-Amhara) massacres – committed elsewhere in the country, but failed to take any action, as the régime was tacitly agreeing to the end result of these anti-citizen attacks: the consolidation of “ethnically cleansed republic-to-be-homelands”. As we were about to complete this press release, we have learned with great sadness the massacre of a further 200 innocent citizens or Amhara, in a single village of the “Beni Shangoul Goumz homeland”, on the 25th of December 2020. These massacres took place only a day after the visit of Dr. Abiy Ahmed to the “homeland”.

That is why, the E.C.D.U. reiterates its position that the remnant régime’s main officials, including the “president” Mrs. Sahle Werq Zewdé, the “prime minister” Dr. Abiy Ahmed / ዐቢይ ፡ አሕመድ, other régime and “homeland” officials, will be equally answerable before the law, on grounds of treason and participation in crimes against humanity, as the T.P.L.F. leadership itself.

It is with the authorisation of dictator Dr. Abiy Ahmed that, in 2017-18, thousands of Oromo Liberation Front fighters, previously trained, armed and stationed in the military camps of the outlaw Eritrean People’s Liberation Front, inside Eritrea, have returned to the “Oromo homeland”, fully armed and without restrictions on their movements or activities. They have since been responsible for the killing of thousands of innocent Ethiopian civilians and the displacement of millions more. The Ethiopian people know that the dictatorial rule of Dr. Abiy Ahmed has allowed these crimes to continue; and the “merchants of death” have chosen to award Dr. Abiy Ahmed the “Nobel Peace Prize”.

It is to be remembered also that the remnant F.D.R.E. régime has already contemptuously made clear that it will not compensate any of the tens of thousands of victims of the June 2020 massacres, looting and burning committed by bands of hooligans organized and led by the “Oromo homeland” militia as well as the O.L.F. paramilitaries.

The Ethiopians’ Citizen Democratic Union (E.C.D.U.) expresses its great satisfaction with the news of the Ethiopian army’s successful annihilation of the treasonous T.P.L.F. force, and their capture, on the 28th of November 2020, of the town of Meqelé / መቀሌ which the latter used as its headquarters. The members of the Ethiopian army are the product of Ethiopian Civilisation ሥልጡንሕዝብና, a Civilisation of Right; despite the unrelenting nihilistic propaganda and brainwashing they have been submitted to over the past fifty years, they have, on that day, demonstrated by their victory that they have managed to uphold the eternal ideals upon which their country is founded. Fascism is vanquished for the second time in 80 years.

At this point, we need to specially mention the watershed moment when a particular event neutralised an otherwise nefarious scheme. The Ethiopian army stationed in northern Ethiopia were on the verge of collapse following the sudden attack by the T.P.L.F. forces on the 3rd of November 2020. At this critical point in time, the green-yellow-red Ethiopian flag carrying popular forces from the provinces of Gwender, Wello, Gwedjam and Shewa, headquartered in Bahr Dar, advanced with surprising rapidity into the area to rescue the beleaguered army, and in a lightning counter-attack carried out with great determination and heroism, they decisively put out of action the renegade forces of the T.P.L.F., despite having inferior numbers and armaments; in so doing they have almost miraculously averted a potentially disastrous situation for the country, as was expected in Meqelé and Addis Abeba. This popular force has taken the lion’s share in the success of what came to be known later as the “law enforcement campaign”.

Even if the officials of the remnant régime were in the end forced to launch the operations they named “law enforcement campaign” because the situation would have otherwise gone out of their control, the mere fact that, having withstood pressures from outside forces, they successfully completed it, may be remembered in history as an honourable gesture to country and people.

Nevertheless, what the officials of the remnant régime call “law” is their lawless stance that does not recognise the Ethiopian people and tramples upon the people’s sovereignty. As the true law enforcement campaign is one which goes as far as respecting, first, the sovereignty of the people and, second, giving way for a transitional government by making effective the nullification of the foreign inspired and unlawful F.D.R.E. “constitution”, responsible for so much carnage witnessed so far in the country. The E.C.D.U. advises the remnant régime’s officials to show courage by going the full distance. What history will remember as a truly great service to country and people will be such a final act at this critical political juncture.

2: A faltering remnant régime that has somehow undergone a shed.

It is to be remembered that, six years ago, in July 2015, “Nobel Peace prize” winning US President Mr. Barack Obama, had visited Ethiopia, and addressed the Ethiopian puppet house of representatives where 100% of the seats are held by the ruling E.P.R.D.F. party. In his speech, president Obama extolled the burgeoning “democracy” in Ethiopia and extended the billion U.S. dollar annual aid to the dictatorial régime. The then head of intelligence of the repressive F.D.R.E. régime, today’s strong man of the remnant F.D.R.E. régime, and another “Nobel Peace prize” winner, Dr. Abiy Ahmed / ዐቢይ ፡ አሕመድ, speaking before the same puppet Ethiopian house of representatives on the 30th of November 2020, has made extensive “revelations” on the open secret of the tyrannical nature and workings of the régime. The E.C.D.U. has listened attentively to his pronouncement; the latter has merely consolidated the conclusions the E.C.D.U. had already arrived at, but nothing new was found in it. What the E.C.D.U. was hoping to hear from Dr. Abiy Ahmed was detailed information regarding the basis on which the T.P.L.F. agreed to transfer to Dr. Abiy Ahmed and his team their dictatorial powers back in 2017, and which side’s breach of this secret agreement led to the present crisis. As this is not yet revealed, the E.C.D.U. hopefully expects Dr. Abiy Ahmed and his team, as well as the surviving members of the T.P.L.F. leadership, to give their side of the story to the investigating commission that will be set up during the transitional government period.

The one thing noteworthy in this official declaration of Dr. Abiy Ahmed is the irrefutable conclusion to be drawn from it: the systematic nature of the multidimensional damage inflicted on Ethiopia by certain foreign powers over the years, through their proxy holding régimes, in their relentless attempts to destroy her. Over the past 30 years, imperialism has established, supported and maintained in place the tyrannical and nihilistic F.D.R.E. régime in Ethiopia for a purely predatory purpose, while at the same time paying lip service to human rights and democracy. The E.C.D.U. seizes this occasion to ask once again the international community to recognise Ethiopia’s victimization, without requiring any further evidence than this.

With the complete annihilation of the T.P.L.F., the F.D.R.E. régime has lost its support column; its collapse is only a matter of time. Today, the “Tgray homeland” is de facto dismantled; the other “homelands” will follow. The whole of Ethiopia (including Bahr Mdr / ባሕር ፡ ምድር and Denkel / ደንከል) is on the eve of a new restructuring of her administrative regions. The entire Ethiopian people and their army are rising up for this fundamental transformation. Even if it cannot be said that the one hundred year old imperialist enterprise has lost its “raison d’être”, it is certainly much weaker now; as for Ethiopia, she is not yet out of the woods either.

The faltering F.D.R.E. remnant régime, like a snake that has just undergone a shed, is projecting a business as usual attitude, beyond the coming “elections”, planning for the long term, and busy setting agenda for the whole Horn of Africa region. Politics should however be practised in the realm of reality and not that of wishful thinking, even less of evil thinking. It is clear that the end result will not be in the favour of the remnant régime.

With fierce determination to achieve its predatory anti-civilisation aims, imperialism seems to have decided to rehabilitate its creation, the FDRE régime, in a bid to make it complete the mission for which it was created. This signals an imminent purge of those high ranking Ethiopian army officers who have emerged victorious in the recent operations and are irremediably opposed to the régime’s nihilistic aspirations.

Whatever happens, darkness will never triumph over light; Ethiopia shall pull through these dark times in freedom, in unity and in integrity, towards a brighter tomorrow, guided and fortified by the light of her Civilisation of Right.

3: Decision time.

The E.C.D.U. wishes to strongly advise the officials of the remnant F.D.R.E. régime against following in the footsteps of the T.P.L.F. leadership, by trying to give life to the unlawful “constitution” and thus «… return to their vomit»; the demise and annihilation of the T.P.L.F. should serve them as a lesson.

Instead, the E.C.D.U. urges once again the officials of the remnant F.D.R.E. régime to follow the right way forward, and accept the legitimate request of the Ethiopian people for the respect of their sovereignty, by agreeing to call a national conference where the representatives of the Ethiopian people shall discuss the issue of the formation of a transitional government, thereby opening the new political chapter leading to the drafting and adoption phases of a new democratic Constitution for Ethiopia.

Finally, as a token of their positive overall posture vis-à-vis the above, the E.C.D.U., together with its best wishes, further urges and encourages the officials of the remnant F.D.R.E. régime to quickly make effective the following:

1) the anti-citizen (anti-Amhara) attacks that are perpetrated in different “homelands” around the country, and until recently attributed to the now defunct T.P.L.F., are still continuing unabated, with evidence showing the involvement of highest placed officials of the remnant régime; these acts constitute crimes of national treason, and must be stopped from their sponsoring points at once; to that effect, “prime minister” Abiy Ahmed, on who’s watch the massacres are repeatedly occurring, must be removed from his responsibilities, and be placed under house arrest, pending investigations;

2) political leaders such as Mr. ‘Skindr Negga / እስክንድር ፡ ነጋ and media professionals who were wrongfully arrested following the regime-organised June 2020 massacres, must be released from prison immediately;

3) the divisive expression “peoples” drawn from the vocabulary of the enemy and misused with fascistic fervour by officials of the régime to designate the one Ethiopian people and sole sovereign of Ethiopia, thereby making the country ownerless, such a hostile expression must be extirpated from declarations of officials of the remnant regime, and the media that are under their control;

4) the reprobate stance and acts of enmity avowedly practised until now against Ethiopia’s unique citizen language, Amharic, must be publicly condemned and revoked, so that due respect, attention and care is shown to it;

5) the pentagonal star on a blue background – symbol of the now further diminished fascism, imperialism and apartheid – were previously placed on our national flag by an unlawful “promulgation”; the régime must now peaceably remove it by issuing another “promulgation” to that effect.

The Ethiopian flag constitutes for the Ethiopian people the representation of their freedom, their sovereignty, and their unity; or, in other words, the Ethiopian flag is to the Ethiopian people their symbolic representation of an independent country standing on the foundations of its own civilisation. Today, the Ethiopian people, together with their army, have once more risen in unison with their green-yellow-red national flag to fulfil their sacred duty to regain their freedom, reassert their sovereignty, and restore their democratic State of Right. In this regard, they do not need to request or obtain authorisation from anybody. Should any tyrannical force dare to oppose them, the Ethiopian people are fully entitled to fight them by all means, peaceful or otherwise; in the absence of a legitimate government, as is the case today, the Ethiopian army is duty bound to submit to the authority of the Ethiopian people

Secretariat of the Provisional Executive Council,

E.C.D.U.

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Opinion: [Trump’s] Republican Party only cares about power and not the rule of law…

If you don’t know. Now you know. That the Republican Party and Donald J. Trump only cares about POWER. These folks doesn’t care about the Constitution or rule of law. If they did. Then there would be outrage and be addressed totally different at the Capitol Hill. They wouldn’t just certify the election and go into recess. No, they would address the ones who accepted and abided the incursion at the Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

No, we are seeing a party who is blindly loyal to one man. They are his minions and his soldiers. Values doesn’t matter as long as this man has a office and is the head of state. They are willing to let the Congress burn and riot. They are willing to send domestic terrorist into the House of Congress and the Senate. That is what the Republican Party is willing to do.

The ones dismissing President Trump now is late to the party. There was several who supported the endeavour and even asked for campaign funding during the incursion of the Congress. The Republican party doesn’t value rule of law or constitution. When the Head of State is inciting people to brutally takeover the Congress. In a manner, which other demonstrators would have been easily prey to a violent police force. Yes, there been 5 deceased because of it. However, if this was Black Lives Matter demonstration. There would be 100s arrested on the spot and dozens killed by bullets outside the Congress. Nevertheless, the domestic terrorists was also getting the ability to pass and taking selfies with Capitol Police Officers as well.

We know the Republican Party only cares about POWER. That is why they have hurried to fill all sort of seats for judges across the Republic. They have been life-time appointments in the Supreme Court just days ahead of the polls. While the same party was blocking Merrick Garland to the same months ahead of the polls in the last election. The Republican party can get someone seated in the Supreme Court, but they cannot get bill of relief to the general public. This is because the Republican’s only cares about power and not the people.

This is why they are not going after the Representatives, the Senators or the President after wrecking havoc at the Capitol Hill. They are not even filing impeachment of the President, neither are they issuing the 25th Amendment. Secondly, they are not expelling or censuring the Members of Congress who dared to support and earn political capital of the actions made this week.

If they did value rule of law and the constitution. They would go after the culprits. They would investigate the ones involved and profiting of the damages done. However, they rather investigate Benghazi dozens of times, than looking into the ones who benefited from the actions made this week. They don’t have the courage or the character to look into the ugly side of America. These folks doesn’t have the balls and they aren’t as law abiding as they claim to be.

If you didn’t know. Now you know. That is the tragedy here. However, some of us has seen this a while. Where the ability of power matters more to them, than policies or being law abiding. They rather have power and misuse it. Instead of being there representing the general public. No, they are just pawns used in a battle of supremacy. That is the reality of it all. Losing the Presidency and losing the Congress. Is the reason for the acceptance of this incursion of the Capitol Hill.

Donald J. “Papa Don” Trump wants to be knighted king for life and doesn’t want to lose power. His not accepting the loss and will use all means to target the ones taking over. Papa Don will not be favourable and he will create as much destruction as possible before his out. The Republican Party is doing this… because they are in favour of Trump over the Republic. That is the reality… its tragic and sad, but that is Republic of the United States of America at this very moment. Peace.

Opinion: Court Martial of Civilians [Is the UPDF enlisting Bobi Wine’s men?]

JUST IN; 49 recently bailed NUP supporters have been arraigned before the General Court Martial in Makindye on charges of unlawful possession of ammunition” (91.2 Crooze FM, 08.01.2021).

We know the charges put on the National Unity Platform supporters and activists are deliberate act to keep them detained. There is no proof and wouldn’t be the first time the NUP and associates are pinned with crimes they didn’t commit. However, what happened today is striking in one manner.

The activists, team members of Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. Who was all arrested in Kalangala District on the 30th December 2020. This is the aftermath after that and after being moved by the authorities to Masaka and now they are in charged in the Military Court in Makindye Military Court.

This sort of actions implies that the NUP supporters and activists are charged with military law, as if they were soldiers or part of the army. These are civilians tried in a military court. If you find that mind-boggling. You should find it foolish, as civilians cannot and shouldn’t get tried in these sorts of courts. No, they should have been charged in High Courts or Lower Courts, which is investigating and charging civilians.

A Military Court and a Court Martial is for a soldiers, Commander or anyone in association with the armed forces. Who has breached the conduct and the laws of military operations or his station. That is not for a commoner or a civilian to be tried at.

That is why we know this is forged up charges and a political motived trial, as these people are tried like soldiers. The state is unserious and dumbfounded if they are making all citizens directly members of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF). Because, that is the only way they can do this move and make sense of it. Alas, then everyone could fear to enlisted and get active by the UPDF. However, that is choice people make and a career they might choose.

Nevertheless, this is a political ploy and to make things harder for the NUP and Bobi Wine ahead of the polls. As his activists and his team is behind bars. They are not getting bail and being beyond redemption. They are detained and barred from public life. That is what this does and just in time before the polls. So, that these folks cannot spark interests or the cause of Bobi Wine.

We all should mock the state for charging civilians in a military court. There is no reason to do so. That is null and void. As civilians shouldn’t be on trial there… no, that is for armed personnel. That is the reality of it all. This shows the world that the gentlemen in power isn’t the smartest. When they cannot even move the citizens righteously or even forge a narrative that makes sense. This is just bonkers and showing how tyrannical the state is. When they are charging civilians in military courts and nobody is really questioning that.

There should be judges and lawyers petition other courts. Even wanting to petition the ones who made the case and forged this. As this is just a destruction of common sense, but sense isn’t always that common. Peace.

Opinion: EC and UPF wants the election to be done in darkness

A historic day: Besigye could vote without being arrested afterwards!

There should not be mass assemblies around polling centres according to the EC. You need to vote and go home. Any act of hooliganism around the polling stations will be dealt with – Maj Gen Paul Loketch, Deputy IGP” (NTV Uganda, 08.01.2021)

The EC has barred all persons from taking pictures inside the polling station area on 14th January . EC chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama says even the media will not be allowed within the polling area to preserve the sanctity of secret ballot” (NTV Uganda, 06.01.2021)

It is just mere days ahead of the polls on the 14th January 2021. The Electoral Commission (EC) and Uganda Police Force (UPF) is steam-rolling ahead with their messages of voting and going home. Even if there are no laws stating this. There is no reason for the citizens and voters to trust the authorities and the preparation to the polls.

This is a mere reflection of how the whole election be handled. As the state is sowing distrust and a disingenuous attempt of controlling it all. They are willing to use any narrative to conceal the election and the results. In such a fashion, that the public is supposed to blindly trust the EC and the state itself. These gentlemen ruling and having powers must be foolish.

President Museveni, Electoral Commission Chairman Simon Byabakamba haven’t proved themselves to be trustworthy. As they are either inciting fear or wants the public to have less knowledge of the process. As there are no laws telling the citizens needs to home after dropping their votes. They can be there and oversee it. They are allowed to tape and take pictures of the Polling Stations. That is to ensure that the Returning Officers and the Declared Result Forms are genuine. That these are not altered or there been shady works of the polling officers and others.

Therefore, this whole act is a another angle of intimidation ahead of the polls. Not only the citizens are targets, but the journalists too: ““We’ve been beating journalists to restrain them from going where there’s danger. Polce beat journalists to help them…for their own safety. When a police officer tells you to stop, you must stop for your own safety. I won’t apologise for police actions” IGP Martin Ochola” (Daily Monitor, 08.01.2021).

This is just further proof of how the state wants the election to be done in darkness. They don’t want the people to know and know the affairs of how their ballots are counted or processed to final results. No, they are just supposed to trust these gentlemen with their future. No questions asked. No observers or people looking over the shoulders to ensure that the ballots are respected and the will of the people is served. No, that is not supposed to happen.

That is why the Electoral Commission and Uganda Police Force is doing this. They are all doing it to serve their master, instead of actually serving the people. They rather work directly for the President, then doing their duty to serve the general public. That is why they don’t want reporting or any oversight to their action. This is their message. Just like they are afraid to show what happens and what they will do when the ballots are done.

If they we’re sincere or had good intentions, but this actions only rely on the fact that the citizens should blindly trust the authorities. However, there are little to no reasons for them to do so. They should expect to be robbed and that they will be disingenuous about their motives. Therefore, they should ensure their votes are respected and that the polling officers are doing their duty. Nevertheless, expect election violence and arrests for the ones doing so. Peace.

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