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The Regional State Ethio-Somali reportedly released convicted prisoners of various crimes who were former members of the National Liberation Front of Ogaden (ONLF), The Rapporteur learned.
15 ONLF prisoners, Abdi Muhammed, president of the region said The Reporter . Later, the region reportedly released these prisoners. According to him, there are now about 500 prisoners sentenced or accused of murder, rape and other criminal activities.
A week ago, the House of People's Representatives decided to cancel three political groups, including the ONLF. The ONLF was one of five "terrorist" groups designated in 2010, pursuant to the highly controversial bill dubbed Anti-Terrorist Proclamation (Proc.665 / 2009) while the groups were called "We are happy that the federal government has made the decision," Abdi told The Reporter and we hope the group decides to operate peacefully.
I am not sure that the group will consider the action of parliament as positive and will use it positively, "he said.
It should be recalled that the National Liberation Front Ogaden (ONLF) is an ethnic group fighting for the secession of the Somali region of Ethiopia.The group, after the extraction of the first crude oil two weeks ago, said it was it opposed the resource extraction of the Ethio-Somali region.
With respect to oil and natural gas Abdi said The Reporter that the resource belongs to all the Ethiopians and will contribute to the economy.The resource must be managed properly, he said
In addition, it can be recalled that the Ethiopian government also released Abdikarim Muse Qalbi Dhagah, a military commander of the 39, ONLF who was transferred to Ethiopia from a Somali prison. The Ethio-Somali region has decided to transform its central correctional center, Jail Ogden, into a mosque.
The work of transforming the establishment into a mosque has already begun and will be finalized in the coming months, Edris Ismael, chief of communications of the region said The Reporter .
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