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ONLF Statement On Secret Pact Between The Puntland Regional Authority & Ethiopia
5 May 2008
The Puntland regional administration of Somalia has entered into a secret security agreement with the
Ethiopian regime in which Puntland has agreed to transfer private citizens from Ogaden and any ONLF officials
who enter Puntland to Ethiopian security officials. In exchange, the Ethiopian regime has agreed to provide
arms and military training for Puntland authorities in clear violation of the United Nations arms embargo on
Somalia.
Dozens of Ogaden Citizens are now being arrested throughout Puntland in an ongoing crackdown against our
people who have fled Ethiopian persecution to seek refuge in the regional state. At least five private citizens of
Ogaden have been confirmed to have been transferred to Ethiopian security officials after being arrested in
Galkacyo on the 1st of May 2008. This follows the detention and forced transfer to Ethiopian security forces of
two ONLF Central Committee members in Garowe on April 22nd, 2008. Those individuals who have been
transferred by Puntland to Ethiopian security officials face a real risk of torture and possibly execution.
The ONLF wishes to note that the ongoing crackdown in Puntland has created an inhospitable environment for
our people fleeing Ethiopian persecution. As such, the ONLF calls upon international human rights
organizations to closely monitor the plight of our people in Puntland. We further call upon the international
community to take all necessary measures to safeguard the well-being of our people who have fled Ethiopian
persecution and currently reside in Puntland.
The ONLF wishes to reiterate that the Puntland authorities bear sole responsibility for the consequences of the
path they have chosen.
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
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