AU fires its security chief after Ethiopia accuses him of treason
In this video grab released by the Ethiopian TV broadcast, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses the public on television on June 23, 2019 after a failed coup. The AU has fired its security chief following a complaint by Ethiopia.
Mebrato Melese had been listed among 64 TPLF party members and officials and 32 military officers whom the Ethiopian Federal Police is now looking for to charge with treason.
The list of those fingered for treason includes politicians and security chiefs mostly from the Tigray region.
The African Union has fired its chief security officer after the Ethiopian government accused him of treason and assisting the atrocities of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.
This means Gebre-egziabher Mebratu Melese, who was AU’s Head of Security and Safety Services, will no longer be in office from Thursday.
