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The member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Dessalen Chane, was arrested by the security forces

Dr. Dessalen Chane, a member of the House of Representatives representing the Amhara National Movement (ABN), was arrested by government security forces, his family said.

Council member on Wednesday, January 22, 2016. A family member, who asked not to be named, told the BBC that they were arrested by four armed security forces. He added that two of the four were wearing federal police uniforms.

A member of the family of Dr. Dessalen Chane told the BBC about the incident on Wednesday evening.

“There was a repeated knock on the door; When we asked them to identify themselves, they refused. When the door was opened, they took Desalene to the law saying they wanted him,” he explained.

A family member said that after Dr. Desalegn Chane was arrested on Wednesday night, an interrogation was held at his house for about two hours this Friday morning. He added that the six members of the federal police who conducted the search took paper, flash, phone and tablet.

The council member’s family members said that they are in the Federal Police Criminal Investigation Department in Mexico, but they still do not know why they were arrested.

Dr. Dessalen Chane is known for giving strong criticisms and comments on the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the meetings of the House of Representatives. Dr. Desalegn was not present at the parliamentary meetings held in the last few months.

It is recalled that the council member asked the Prime Minister to hand over his authority to the interim civil administration at the council meeting held in July last year. At the same meeting, Dr. Dessalen asked the members of the House of Representatives to dissolve the parliament and “pave the way for new elections”.

At the same meeting, people like myself blamed the “failed” leadership of the government and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for the “universal chaos, crisis, destruction and national failure” observed in Ethiopia.

Like Dr. Desalegn, the other elected member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Christian Tadelem, was arrested six months ago by the same security forces and is in prison.

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