July 4, 2004

Affedavit.

My name is Alemtsehay Haddis. I am an Ethiopian living in Sanaa, Yemen. I was forced to flee to yemen  in December 2003 after I suffered harassment and persecution by the ethiopian security agents. I had no option but to flee from the country I love when the security forces who persecuted my brother turned on and arrested me.

Specially, my brother has been imprisoned, fired from job and torchered because of his ethnic identity and out of jealocy. All this harassment hapened to our family even if our mother is an Ethiopian. 

I was persecuted by security agents even if it is not as severe as they did to Robel.

I used to visit my brother Robel and give him food and closing when he was arrested on july 28, 2003. After severe torchure he was released on bail by an effort from my uncle, but security agents continue to harass and threaten him. He was also imprissoned and mistreated in the Addis Ababa University students boycott in April 2001. 

I and my mother adviced him to get out of the country by any means. Out of desperation he was preparing to flee through the Ethio-Kenya boarder. But God helped him and left the country for a trainning. 

If Robel is forced to return to the country while this dectatorial regim is in power he will face further harasment, torchure and persecution. 

I will vow and assure by my signature that the above testimony I gave is true to the best of my knowledge.

Alemtsehay Haddis

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