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Along w/AG #Ethiopia Fed. Police unveiled breathtaking evidence of planning, coordination & overt acts in #Tigray. If proven, will be hard to overcome in court 4 #TPLF leaders facing treason related charges. Details below.
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Fed. police has identified 253 suspects, including retired and active military leaders and 96 top #TPLF leaders who created a clandestine group to take control of the country. 124 suspects arrested, many killed during the operation, others are wanted as fugitives from justice

Among evidence seized is a 90 page document that details the group’s plan, organization, and execution that envisioned TPLF marching on Addis Ababa and removing the federal government within 3 months.

Concerted effort was made to destabilize various regions. Key top leaders were assigned to oversee the subversive operations and attacks on civilians in each region. Evidence collected include documents recovered fm TPLF offices, security offices & homes of suspects.

Among the seized documents several docs entitled “Amhara Project” “Affar Project” “Gambella Project” “Benshangul Project” detail planned and executed subversive activities. The docs detail allocated budgets, personnel & logistics, money spent to purchase arms & other activities

TPLF used five separate training camps to train and arm insurgents, and return them to their respective regions. Evidence was corroborated and verified through investigation and witness statements from about 600 people interviewed

The group also sent letters to foreign governments including to Donald Trump, UN Security Counsel, EU, France and other nations and Int’l entities. These letters were signed by the group’s leader Debrestion

Further direct contacts were made with foreign govts and organizations through Addisalem Balema. He also made contact with an armed insurgency group, and made daily reports to Debrestion and former Ethiopia security chief Getachew Assefa

Several 100 of millions of birr and gold was withdrawn fm Commercial Bank for use for planned operation and handed over to region’s finance head Daniel Assefa, brother of Getachew Assefa, pursuant to authorization letter signed by region’s deputy head Abraham Tekeste.

Daniel Assefa was killed during the campaign. (Tekeste and Balema are in custody). The people who were involved in the withdrawal of fund were interviewed and verified that some of the fund was sent to various fronts. Some was seized by the govt.

The plan included coordination with TPLF Diaspora supporters, use of funds from TPLF affiliated corporations to hire foreign lobbyists to lobby US Senators, hire journalists, pay bloggers and activists and launch a coordinated effort to garner int’l support.

Getachew Assefa played a prominent role as head of security of the group, presented the final agenda to start the war some 7 days prior to Nov. 3 for final decision by the group. Evidence seized fm last meeting showed the agenda item was approved by signatures.

MaiKadra suspects 256 suspects. 137 suspects arrested. Remaining suspects’ identity is known. Federal police is working with Interpol and will work w/foreign governments to capture and extradite suspects

244 witnesses provided accounts of massacre. The evidence showed the killing was planned as early as 10 days before the incident when a police chief held a meeting at the town.