The Assasa massacre is Woyane’s continuation of war against the Oromo people

The Oromo Liberation front shockingly learned that the Melese Zenewi’s Federal police massacred innocent Oromo people in Asasa while they were attending Friday pray. We recall a week agothat Meles Zenewi told his parliament that there is al-Qaida in Arsi and Bale regions of oromia. Thisfalse accusation was a planned action to massacre Arsi Oromo people under the pretext of Islamicfundamentalism. Today’s [April 27] killing in Asasa, Arsi Zone , Oromia, is the first step of the realization ofZenewi’s dream of massacring the people he fears for his power. Freedom of religion at least on paper is protected by wayyane constitution. killing innocent people because of their belief is even aviolation of its own consitution. Killing innocent people while they were praying is the worst violation ofhuman rights. Meles Zenewi should be brought before international court of justice for the crimes hehas committed against innocent people.

In a similar development, the wayyanne regime has instigated conflict between Oromo in Wollaga
Zone of Oromia and Benishangul people. These people have been living peaceful for centuries. This is
wayyane’s sinister plan to start war among Ethiopian people, and to shift the united Ethiopianpeople struggle against wayyanne regime. Wayyanne’s instigated conflict among Ethiopian peopleshould be condemned by all Ethiopian.

Friday’s killing of oromos at Asasa while they were praying is egregious crime by wayyanne
regime. This blatant violation of human rights and dangerous move should be condemned by all
Oromo and Ethiopian people. All of us should stand together against killing of innocent people for any
reasons. It should be known that Wayyanne is not hesitate to instigate religious war among Ethiopianpeople. We should rise up before things get out of hands and defeat this evil regime.

Therefore, we call upon all international community to condemn this innocent killing at Asasa,
oromia, and work together to prevent more killing planned by wayyanne regime.

Oromo Liberation Front