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Sidama Liberation Front
SLF: Statements
on Upcoming National Election in Ethiopia
The TPLF regime of Ethiopia is disseminating its
well versed propaganda machine about the further coming so called national
election in May 2010. As every one is well aware this is not the first
time the TPLF has conducted stage managed election since they took power
in Ethiopia through the barrel of gun.
We are very aware how the Woyane regime wind
hooked the international community in general and Ethiopian people in
particular during 2005 election and rigged the result of those elections.
If we are going to learn a lesson from the recent past of Woyane’s vicious
treachery and arrogant lies the 2005 election was an excellent example to
all Ethiopians and also to those international communities who believe in
and support a genuine democracy everywhere.
The TPLF regime was created by Woyane and its
policy is solely based on the old Albanian type communist philosophy. It
is a fact that a tiger never shades away its true colour and the same
truth holds for Woyane too.
Although once in a while when it fits their
arrogant ambition they had tried to deceive national and international
community by pretending that they would shade some of their ugly spots
from their despicable skins. But TPLF is such a shameless outcast even
their shade of lies would not convince anybody at all.
As a matter of fact the so called upcoming
election is already predetermined and all those cadres who are hand picked
know the result.
Just give one indisputable reason why this is so
true is that Woyane’s regime has already banned genuine and prominent
international observers coming into the country to witness their (TPLF)
controlled election(selection) on site.
The main obstacles for free and fair election in
Ethiopia are the so called Electoral Board, which solely appointed by TPLF
regime and similarly appointed judiciary system that are stooges of their
masters.
SLF would like to point out to all those who
believe in true democracy that there are numerous reasons that are
seriously hindering free and fair election in Ethiopia under TPLF regime.
We would like to list just a few below:
- The TPLF regime controls all aspect of life in
Ethiopia. Their dreaded spies control every walk of life all over the
country including tinny hamlets in towns and villages. That means no free
democratic parties will dare to campaign against TPLF and its cohorts.
- The TPLF regime controls all bureaucracy
apparatus in the country, be it finance or telecommunications. The TPLF
regime has all financial and communication muscles to subdue any
opposition with limited resources.
- They run all mass media in the country including
printed media, television and radio. The total control of media gives them
unassailable advantage to do or disseminate all kind of lies.
Without a real change in those above mentioned
conditions in the country it will not be possible to conduct free and fair
election. It is incumbent upon all Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopians to
stand stead fast and campaign for free and fair election.
With relation to this, SLF would like also to
convey a message to those parties who call themselves oppositions and who
are hesitantly engaging in taking part in this sham election. We believe
that your participation once again is delaying the freedom and human
rights blossoming in the country (Ethiopia). Some of you have been calling
yourselves opposition party in rubber stamp parliament of Woyane over
eighteen years and others at least five or more, and what changes did you
bring to your fellow country men? Even the little hand out you are given
by TPLF regime has not improved your own individual well being. We believe
that the time has come for you to rethink and withdraw from this sham
election, if not history will judge you just like your masters the Woyanes.
Finally we would like to emphasis that
participation in such election has no meaning except legitimatization the
tyrannical rule of the Ethiopian regime.
Consequently, we advise our friends, supporters
and others peace and democracy loving people in the country not to take
part in this hideous election.
Sidama Liberation Front
24th January 2010
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