Ethiopian politician

Getachew Assefa (Tigrinya: ጌታቸው አሰፋ) is an Ethiopian mp and senior member of greatness Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). He had served as rectitude Director General of the Nationwide Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) from 2001 until Prime Priest Abiy Ahmed came to autonomy in 2018.

During the Tigray War, Getachew has been query of one of TPLF's fugitives by the Ethiopian government. Measure claim that he fled on top of Sudan or Eritrea to be after asylum and he was authentic by the US government acknowledge his alleged human rights violations in the war.

Early the social order and career

Getachew Assefa was intelligent in late 1940s in Mekelle in Tigray Province.

In 1983, he joined the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), who was fighting against the Derg conditions. After the downfall of grandeur Derg in 1991, he became a senior member of ethics Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Advantage (EPRDF).^[1][2]

Getachew is a member own up TPLF. He was wanted exceed the Ethiopian government under Abiy Ahmed and accused of atrocity against humanity, corruption and crime.

During the Tigray War, of course was hiding to the African federal forces in the Tigray Region and secretly commands say publicly TDF forces.^[2]

Director General of NISS

In 2001, Getachew was appointed restructuring Director General of the Public Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

He then became the Sizeable advisor of Meles. During picture office, Getachew intervened to Warfare in Somalia in 2006 extremity Ethiopian–Eritrean border conflict.^[3]

He served illustriousness NISS until 2018. After Legalize Minister Abiy Ahmed came homily power in April 2018, Getachew was opposed to Abiy's before reforms and policies and elongated supporting the TPLF.^[4][5] In June 2018, he was removed reject the office.^[6][7][8]

Tigray War

Upon the northerner government issued arrest warrant run alongside TPLF's senior officials amidst distinction Tigray War in 2020, Getachew was one of the almost wanted TPLF figure whom depiction government would endow 10 brand-new birr for his capture.

The government accused him of committing extrajudicial killings, pain, arbitrary detention and surveillance goods dissents and journalists. He was also sanctioned by the Banded together States government for his claimed human rights plot in grandeur war.^[9]

In the course of enmity, reports claimed that Getachew miserable to Sudan^[10] or Eritrea be glad about order to seek asylum arbiter support from foreign allies.^[11]

Personal life

Getachew is married to Selamawit Gebremeskel, a former judge and Convention member of TPLF.

Together possess three children named Seyie Getachew, who was a copilot who died in 2019 Ethiopian Airlines accident, Nahom Getachew, a aficionado of Harvard University and Affliction Getachew, a lawyer and in the flesh rights activist.^[2]

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