Asaminew Tsige
Brigadier General Asaminew Tsige (died 24 June 2019) was an Ethiopian general who served as chief of the Amhara Region security forces during part of 2019. He had previously been serving a life sentence in relation to an alleged coup attempt staged by Ginbot 7. During his imprisonment, he was allegedly tortured and lost sight in one eye.[1] He was released in 2018 and restored to his prior rank and pension.[2]
He had been accused of being behind an attempted coup in the Amhara Region. Regional President Ambachew Mekonnen was killed during the attempt. In a related event, the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, Gen. Se'are Mekonnen, and his aide, Maj. Gen. Gizae Aberra, were assassinated by a bodyguard. [3] Following the attempted coup, he was on the run, with his whereabouts unknown, [4] until he was shot dead by police on 24 June, after 36 hours at large.[5]
References
- ^ Shay, Caitlin (20 January 2010). "Ethiopian Court Sentences 33 Opposition Members to Life Sentences and Five Leaders to Death". Human Rights Brief. American University, Washington College of Law. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Army and Intelligence Chiefs Replaced". Tesfa News. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethiopia's Amhara state chief killed amid regional coup attempt". Al Jazeera News. Al Jazeera Media Network. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethiopia Amhara 'coup ringleader on the run'". BBC News Online. BBC Online. BBC. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Alleged Ethiopian coup mastermind shot dead after 36-hour manhunt". i24 News. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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