Politician Ato Lidetu Ayalew announced today, May 1, 2015, that he will fight against the government after returning home from the United States for medical treatment.

Veteran politician Ato Lidetu Ayalew announced today, May 1, 2015, that he will fight against the government after returning home from the United States for medical treatment. Ato Lidetu Ayalew said this after a week ago, the government announced that he was wanted by others living in the country and abroad for terrorism.

On April 22, 2015, in a statement issued by the Government’s Joint Task Force on Peace and Security, the government called the forces that do not represent the Amhara people and called them “extremist” by “pushing the government’s peaceful alternative” and meeting with their counterparts abroad on Sunday to discuss political, military, intelligence, media and financial matters. He said that they have established a wing. The statement said that the media and propaganda wing of these forces is led by September Abera, who is currently in prison.

Ato Ldetu stated that the government’s accusations in his published article do not go along with his political line which he has been following for 31 years; They said that the accusation is an indication of what kind of moral crisis the government is in. Ato Ldetu Ayaleu, who is currently in the United States, said that despite the government’s accusations, there is no solution to “running away from the regime’s kidnapping, imprisonment and murder”.

In the same article, the politician listed seven points which he said could be the reason for the government’s accusations against him. Among them, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated that they do not have the knowledge, experience and sincerity to lead the country efficiently. He said that one of them is that he is promoting a position that he should not remain in power because he is a dictator who is a threat to national security.

The politician who pointed out that there is no solution by running away from the regime’s kidnapping, imprisonment and murder. “As long as our struggle is peaceful and legal, we should despair that the regime will not be able to defeat us by force and kidnapping by arresting and dying in large numbers,” he said. They said that unless we decide to pay this price, the existence of the country and the people cannot be saved from destruction. The veteran politician added that he has decided to return home and face Dr. Abiy’s “creative terrorism charge as usual in the court of justice” based on the “fighting promise I made to myself and the principle of peacefulness and legality that I believe in”.

In his writing, Ato Ldetu shared his concerns about the possible effects that may come to me following his decision. “Relatives, friends, supporters and comrades-in-arms” who “suffer my pain more than I do every time I am arrested” pleaded with them not to see the decision as “stupidity, hypocrisy or a weakness of not properly understanding the government’s level of cruelty and do not put undue pressure on me”. .

Ato Ldetu Ayalew also announced what he intended to do before he left America, saying “before I become a prisoner of body and conscience” back to Ethiopia. The politician called the media saying that he will give a series of interviews on current affairs in Ethiopia during this stay.

Ato Ldetu Ayaleu, who started politics in 1988 at the Mahad led by Professor Asrat Woldeus; When he received his first degree from Addis Ababa University in the evening session in history; He did his second degree in political science. He also moved to England in 2005 to obtain another master’s degree in Developmental Studies. In addition to his political participation, Mr. Lidetu Ayalew is also known for his books.