June 20, 2004

Affedavit

My name is tsegaamlak Tekie. I am living in Nairobi Kenya. I am writing this testimony in support to Robel's asylum application in the US. When the Security agents accused Robel and Alemu Jote for conspiring with Eritrean Government, I fled to Kenya. Robel was accused of sabotaging the image of the airline with an OLF spy Alemu Jote, with purported support from the Eritren Government. He was arressted for mere accusation of his ethnicity and his association with eritrean friends, He didn't have anything to do with the computer failures. 

Two of his Eritrean friends named Solomon Gebremedhin and mulugeta Mehari was arrested and sentensed accused of being Eritrean spies working with the OLF friend Alemu Jote.

After their sentensing security officials wanted to arrest Robel and visited his house. when they found out that he is no longer in the country , they took his documents and arrested his sister and uncle instead.

His Sister fled to yemen for fear of further harasment .

If Robel is forced to return to the country he will face further imprisonment and security agents will threaten his life only because of his ethnicity and out of jealocy.

I vow and testify that the above statement I gave is true to the best of my knowledge by my signature.

Tsega Amlak Tekie

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