Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) said his government is committed to bring to justice individuals accused of committing crimes.
“No matter who they are and which ethnic group they are from, we will hunt and bring them to justice as far as they are accused of committing crimes,” the Prime Minister said in a statement.
“It is impossible to escape punishment after committing crimes and to lead a lavish lifestyle with money stolen from the public,” he said in statement which focused on human rights protection in Ethiopia.
“We should not permit criminals to sleep peacefully. They should face justice,” he indicated.
He said “we need to amend laws and build democratic institutions to avoid the recurrence of the gross human rights abuses committed in the past and to close the doors for robbery and authoritarianism.”
The reforms launched with in the justice system, electoral board, media houses, defense and security organs, as well as police and prison administrations are intended to prevent the repetition of such type of crimes, he said.
The reforms will proceed to other institutions in the future, he said. (FBC)