Ethiopia’s new prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, has made a
cabinet reshuffle today and appointed Debretsion Gebremichael, the
notorious spy and member of Meles Zenawi’s death squad, as a deputy
prime minister. Another TPLF politburo member, Teodros Adhanom, is
appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
This is a major blunder on Hailemariam’s part since Debretsion is not
only a criminal who was responsible for carrying out assassinations for
Meles Zenawi, he is a threat to Hailemariam’s own authority.
On top of being a serial killer, Debretsion’s crime include keeping
99.5 percent of Ethiopians in the information dark age by limiting their
access to information technology as Minister of Communication. Because
of the policies implemented by him, Ethiopia’s information technology
sector is one of the least developed in the world.
The promotion of Debretsion to the deputy premiership is further
proof that Ethiopia is sliding deeper into tyranny even after
khat-junkie dictator Meles Zenawi is gone.
However, Hailemariam may not have a choice in the matter in the first
place. It is likely that he was forced by TPLF to make such cabinet
appointments.
EthiopianReview.com
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