Voice of America's (VOA) Amharic program reporter Surafel Fantaye interviewed Ato Wondimagegn Getaneh, Deputy Chairman of Ethiopian Refugees Committee in Sudan. According to Ato Wondimagegn heavily armed Sudanese security forces conducted house to house searches beginning July 2, 2007 and arrested many Ethiopian refugees who have been granted legal refugee status. Ato Wondimagegn stated that many of the arrests took place in Khartoum with few others being in Umrakuba and Gedarif of eastern Sudan. He also told VOA that the where abouts of most of the detained is unknown and the Sudanese authorities are unwilling to disclose why and where the prisoners are being detained.
Ato Wondimagegn added that there are rumors circulating which suggest some of the prisoners being handed over to Ethiopian Authorities though there is no hard evidence to backup those claims. He also said that Ato Kenaw Dilnesaw an Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front (EPPF) member/supporter is believed to have been to Ethiopian authorities and the where abouts of Ato Achenefe Alemu also a supporter of EPPF is not known since he was detained two months ago.
Listen VOA interview with Ato Wondimagegn Getaneh
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