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Al Mariam’s Contradictory approach to the Right of Free Speech
Getachew Reda getachre@aol.com www.ethiopiansemay.blogspot.com
2= Tesfaye GebreAb
As you have been
following lately different critiques against EPRP and EPRP personalities
accused of scanning /duplicating the new Mengistu Hailemariam’s book intent to
distribute it via online free for readers is been the talk of some individuals.
The critiques were
using such opportunity to attack EPRP personalities for their own personal
reasons. Some of those are Derg personalities involved in the killing and
torturing of EPRP members during the Derg era, where they still showed rumors nor taken to court for their crime.
The EPLF agent I am talking is obviously whom many of us knew is Tesfaye GebreAb (the hero of the Tigray hater Pal Talk room ECADEF), involved in the business of actively attacking EPRP lately. I will come back later on this matter.
But, the issue I
don’t like is when I reacted to some of Al Mariam’s irrational commentary, some
of the Ginbot 7 cults were crying why I react against Al Mariam’s on which he
vowed himself to defend any terrorist, any dictator including Mengistu
Hailemariam , Benladen or Meles Zenawi, based on the principle philosophy of
law on which even dictators have the right to address their case/grievances/
agenda to the public/audience/court …. Without restriction.
When we similarly exercised our freedom of speech to criticize in reaction to Seye’s arrogant responses when we asked him to release hidden information and crime that he knew or participated while he was as one of the leaders of TPLF as Gebremedhin or Asgede exposed TPLF’s secrets, Professor Al Mariam a popular Attorney and a professor of Law insulted us with intent to “shut our mouth”.
when we the family victims of TPLF referred by Al as cynics for exercising using America’s freedom of speech with the right to react/write/ talk/complain/oppose/ condemned Seye Abraha during his tour to the United States to address the injustice he faced by the system he himself established, surely Al got it messed up the meaning of freedom of speech when it comes to the victims right to react.
Al Mariam defended Seye’s
the right to complain /condemned TPLF/Meles Zenawi’s injustice exercised against
him as JUST, and stood with him and advocated for Seye Abraha the right to speak, while ridiculed us as “cynic”
is not only fair and a balance advocate of law, but ignorance of the meaning of
the term VICTIMS’ Right to also react against their present or x- abusers and
torturers. Al clearly showed to us his BUDINTENGA/WEGENTENGA/pick and choose discriminatory
defense.
If I and Al Mariam
could have debate in court or anywhere for this matter, what could have been Al’s response to this inclination of siding with
one party while telling the victims to shut their mouth contradictory to his
preaching of “Speech of Rights” just because there is no established court
where we can try Seye for his past crime? Abusers and their defense attorney
always have this escape goat mechanism hiding behind the IRON FENCE called “everyone
is innocent until proven guilty in the eye of the law unless proven guilty in a
established court” their likes argue with us by telling us do not be critique
of abusers/tortures/mercenaries/Meles Zenai/… until they are taken to
court. All torturers, abusers and
tyrants, racists use this excuse as escape goat to shut us up! Al is one of
them who use this none sense fence to protect abusers and tyrants. If we do we
are ‘cynic’
I asked him on my previous articles in reaction to his support for Seye saying:- “Al Mariam, I have a great respect so far for you. But, you need to watch out the words you
used in defense of Siye.
ou said :- “I am
sure there are many cynics who would rather
condemn
him for his past acts and omissions, and just as soon ignore his
manifest
of transformation and commitment to do the right thing”.
(Now, we saw where
Seye’s transformation ended- Harvard University?! Isn’t it?)
I responded:-
“Mr Al, cynic means “a sneering dog”, “a dog like”, “selfish”, “faultfinder” . Mr.Al, we are none of that. We are not looking for faults, it is there, and it was there for 17 years in the jungle and 10 years as one of the powerful government figure for anyone to see .So what, if we the people ignore /doubt his manifestation? Don’t we too have the right to reject his transformation after he failed to answer our concern, the injustice, the secret and the ingenuity of his organization, the crime he hide from us with a full knowledge knowing what took place while he was in power?
I asked Al -What is
wrong with asking him to tell us what went wrong, and where our beloved once
disappear? Mr. Al, Most of all, you
vowed to defend his Speech of Rights, while you described us as cynic to shut
our mouth by disrespecting our Speech of Rights is a total bias and
discriminatory on your side…….”
This was some of
the responses I did years back to Al Mariam, and still updating this issue of
the Right to Speak he used it when he needed it as long as it fits him.
Here again this week, he is sick to his stomach Mengistu’s victim’s
react the way they chose to react. When victims lost hope with justice in this world,
Al Mariam forgot that victims have also the right to revenge when justice
failed to serve. Why do the protesters of “Occupy Wall Street” Occupy Oakland” Occupy Oklahoma
City Hall” Occupy…..Museum” Occupy abandoned for closer houses” “occupy Free
Ways” ….campaigners are doing? People
started to react that way because victims get frustrated while bourgeoisie are living comfort
with the blood and sweat of the victim and poor? Will AlMariam defense the Wall
Street, because the protestors are also blocking accesses to other business
owners located nearby from customers coming to their business? Will Al Mariam
stand in defense to Wall Street or nearby business owners against protesters if
business owners file a law suit against protesters for causing the business
broke or for causing havoc in the business area ?
Professor
Alemayohu seemed to forget that victims felt hurt. we are just victims as Seye with felt hurt by
his comrades in power. We have no one to defend our patriots, friends, brothers
and sisters disappearance. Our family was tortured with fire. Shot dead with
bullet while asleep in the jungle prison, suffering just as Siye suffered and
even worst.”
We expected you as a lawyer to see this side of the issue as the Right to Complain in our side also. ? Where is Tsegaye Debteraw? I asked one day to Guru and his friends while they were touring the US. NONE of them gave it a value. Why? We have Layers who defended them day in day out with disregard to victims cry. The time is now; the promise and transformation starts answering question as the public too has the right to know secrets of Seye and TPLF.
It is a shame that no one including Al Mariam the champ of Human Rights price winner advocated for those victims. Berhanu Negga was dedicated his book for Seye not for his former party leader Tssegaye and his friends or to Asefa Maru, Mekonnen Dori, Abera Yemaneab, Bahtawi Fekadeselasie!
Check the following
what Al Mariam In his latest topic “Copyrights
and Copy Crimes” had to say :-
“One can disagree deeply with
Mengistu and the facts or lies contained in his memoir. Having read the book, I
am critical of the accuracy and selective recollection of many of his “facts”;
and disagree with his attempt to avoid personal and regime accountability for
his gross violations of human rights. But that is the way of all dictators.
They always try to tell their stories in heroic terms and attempt to justify
their crimes as patriotic acts.”
Did you hear him? I will
repeat it for you
“…But that is the way of all dictators. They always try to tell their stories in heroic terms and attempt to justify their crimes as patriotic acts.”
That is exactly how we explained Seye and the rest of the liars when
they tried to tell us only their side of the story without telling us the crime
they committed. Our demand to Al’s hero Seye and his other groups was similar.
We asked them to tell us secrets, disappearances before we trusted them as one
of our own or a genuine opposition to Meles Zenawi. But, instead “They
always try to tell their stories in heroic terms and attempt to justify their
crimes as patriotic acts” or if they do they acknowledge there were wrongs
done without detailing the wrongs.”
Al Mariam continues,
“Although I disagree with Mengistu on numerous facts and unreservedly condemn his human rights record, I will be the first one to stand up and defend his right to write a book and publish it.”
Why then, Professor Al Mariam called those who complained about Seye as “cynic/ Sneering Dogs” or provocateurs, with their mild reaction if Mengistu has the right to write his book defended by Al Mariam? To me this a joke and discriminatory that failed to apply fairness of defense in equal footage to all. Note- I declined many media interviews and and invitation to be a guest speaker, but now I will offer myself to debate Professor AlMariam publicly on this matter at any media he wanted,if he disagree with my argument. Part 2 topic about Tesfaye GebreAb will continue next week. Stay tune.
Thanks Getachew Reda www.ethiopiansemay.blogspot.com
getachre@aol.com
