OLLAA has received a credible report of the extra-judicial killing of Mr. Yaadataa Mahadii, a resident of Bookee district, West Hararghe Zone. According to the report, Mr.Yaadattaa was killed in Bookee Xiqqo town at around 7pm local time on October 25 by government security agents. The reason for his killing had not been disclosed to the general public at the time of publishing this report.
The report alleges that Yaadataa was travelling on a motorcycle when he was allegedly shot from the back on the head several times. According to the report, those who shot him were travelling in a car behind him when he met his death. After being shot he fell off the speeding motorcycle and onto the road, where his body was then run over by the car his alleged killers were travelling in.
The late Yaadataa was in his twenties and yet to get married. He was a businessman who operated a small shoe shop within Bookee town. He was described by friends as a passionate and hardworking individual, who believed in helping vulnerable people within society. OLLAA has also received a photo of an unnamed policeman who was identified by locals as one of the security agents allegedly involved in Yaadataa’s execution.
A photo of an unnamed policeman who was allegedly involved in killing late Yadataa at Booke town on 25th October, 2021.
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OLLAA wishes to remind the State of Ethiopia that International Human Rights Law lays down obligations which States are bound to respect. By becoming a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other international treaties, Ethiopia assumes obligations and duties under international law to respect, to protect and to fulfil human rights for all Ethiopians. The obligation to respect means that Ethiopia must refrain from interfering with or curtailing the enjoyment of inalienable human rights.
The 1995 Ethiopia Constitution states that every person is equal before the law and shall enjoy equal protection by the law. All persons have the right to the full enjoyment of essential rights and fundamental freedoms including the right to life and more.
OLLAA also expresses our utter condemnation of the continued abduction, killing and disappearance of innocent citizens by police and government security forces, only to be found tortured and murdered.