By Abbaa Malkaa | October 16, 2013
Having read the long story written by Judge Woldemicheal, about Tesfaye’s work, past and present, I came to the conclusion that it is worth replying in brief terms. I am forced to do this firstly because I am an Oromo person whose pain is addressed in the very eloquent terms of this marvellous author, Tesfaye Gebreab. So I feel obliged to write this response. I will try to tell facts and ask relevant questions all of which shall be meant to help us understand some facts as to who these authors are. In fact it would be a misnomer to call Judge Wolde an author, because what he wrote this time around is more of a loud shout, it didn’t convey any coherent message even couldn’t make sensible meaning. It looks a child’s painting, which is disorderly, messy but full of colour. So in this short message to him and his co-authors I would like to say that I am treating Judge Woldemichael as a judge though he chose to delve in to an area that doesn’t belong to him as a judge. I mean there was no point for him to mix literature with legal argument and legal theories with story telling. In fact the legal theories, which he used to beautify his story, reflected how poor level of understanding of how those theories should be applied in real life.
In short, despite his effort to use some flashy words such as presumption of innocence and his attempt to dramatize how he managed to apply this principle in his professional life Judge Wolde in fact revealed in his article posted on Ethioimedia was nothing more than a cry for attention. Like a child does when they want something he said the same thing again and again as a poor deprived child do. Judge Wolde grabbed few points from here and there and tried to make his point, but failed to make any sensible point, even by using his Amharic words after all. To make his story spicy he brought in the presumption of innocence and tortured Oromos but his story turned out to be an old Abyssinian tale-tale as usual. He begun by telling the extent to which he was disgusted by the alleged stroy of Oromos as televised by TPLF media on ETV that as OLF soldiers they plotted to bomb some part of the capital city. According to him, he trusted the broadcasters right away and was disgusted by the intention of those culprits. According to his own explanation, he was foolish enough to be fooled by what he heard; that he believed it completely. Despite what he tells us about his knowledge about presumption of innocence his minds worked otherwise when it comes to Oromos’.
