エチオピア：反政府勢力指導者が殺害された後、道路わきに放置された

　殺害されたのはオロモ解放戦線のsenior official。反政府の論客で逮捕歴あり。

「Bate Urgessa was a senior official of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)」

　この人がある夜、政府の治安要員っぽいひとたちに連れられてホテルから姿を消し―道路わきで射殺体で発見された。

BBC Bate Urgessa: Ethiopian opposition OLF figure shot dead and dumped by road 18 hours ago
By Kalkidan Yibeltal

「A top Ethiopian opposition figure has been shot dead and his body found on the side of a road in his hometown in Meki, in the troubled Oromia region.

Bate Urgessa, 41, was an outspoken critic of the government and had been jailed on several occasions.

Family members told local news site, Addis Standard, people who "looked like government security forces" took him from his hotel room on Tuesday night.

The Oromia regional government denied that security forces were involved.」

　勿論、地方政府は治安組織の関与を否定する。それはともかく、ここ最近数年、エチオピアでは政治指導者等々が暗殺されることがしばしばだったようで―。

「Phone lines are cut off in the town but it is unclear if the killing of Mr Bate will trigger protests.」

　現地では電話線が遮断されていたり。連絡を阻害し、デモやなんかを組織できないようにする、そういう定番の手ではあろう。そんなのできるの、誰だよ―という問題はそりゃあある。

「The OLF boycotted the last general election, in 2021, saying the political space was too narrow to operate.

At the time it accused the government of arresting several of its members, supporters and leaders.」

　…ノーベル平和賞受賞の首相がいても、そりゃあ戦争はするし弾圧はするし―と。なかなかに現実は厳しい。