The assailants of the deceased driver, injured journalists remain at liberty

Following the attack and death of Suleiman Ahmed – the driver of a team of journalists from the Dire Dawa Media Agency – who was gravely attacked by a crowd of Assailants, police investigations have not yet taken place.

The attack of a group of young people in Meisso, in the region of Oromia, took place on Friday, July 13, 2018, which resulted in the death of Suleiman on July 19, 2018.

The crowd attacked a group of journalists traveling to Addis Ababa to cover President Isaias Afewerki's visit to Addis Ababa scheduled for the following day.

Five of the crew members – all employees of the Dire Dawa Media Agency – were attacked: a cameraman, Amin Sherrif, a producer Amero Tesfaye, reporters Biftu Yesuf and Mussie Umer and their driver Suleiman.

According to reports, the attackers accused the journalists of espionage and attacked them before handing them over to the police.

The police, in turn, did not hold anyone responsible. Suleiman, 37, was a father of three who was expecting his fourth child. He served at the Agency for more than five years.

Although Suleiman was treated at Dil Chora Hospital in Dire Dawa and at Hiwot Fana Hospital in Harar, injuries to his head and ribs made it difficult to save his life, sources said. said The Reporter . He died at eleven o'clock in the morning on Thursday, July 19, 2018.

The police, both the regional state of Oromia and at the level of wereda, have not yet begun to investigate on the attack, The Reporter learned. "We have heard of the attack and we continue to gather information," said Binyam Abte, acting director of the Ethiopian Human Rights Council The Reporter . He condemned the attack

. Journalists' colleagues expressed anger at what they called a reluctance by the regional government and the federal government to launch an investigation into the case. At a brief meeting with the board of Dire Dawa Mbad Media Agency, Agency employees are calling for a quick fix.

"We informed the Federal Police and National Defense who are deployed in the area," Ibrahim Usman, Mayor of Dire Dawa City, said: