Yared Zerihun

Yared Zerihun
ያሬድ ዘሪሁን
Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police
In office
19 April 2018 – 25 June 2018
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
PresidentMulatu Teshome
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byAssefa Abiyo
Succeeded byZeynu Ummer

Yared Zerihun (Amharic: ያሬድ ዘሪሁን) is an Ethiopian politician who served as Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police from April to June 2018.

Career

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He served as deputy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) until Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reshuffled his cabinet.[1]

On 19 April 2018, Yared was appointed Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police, replacing Assefa Abyou.[2][3][4] In June 2018, he was removed due to a health issue.[5]

On 14 November 2018, Yared was arrested by police amidst investigation of alleged corruption and human rights abuses during the EPRDF regime.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Ethiopia's ongoing crackdown on corruption, human rights abuse will continue: PM - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ "PM Abiy Ahmed Appointed Nine Ministers and Officials". www.ezega.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Update on Ethiopia: Pariament, Regional States, new cabinet etc". Somali Forum - Somalia Online. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ Tadesse, Fasika (26 May 2018). "Ethiopia: Reshuffle Continues At Palace, Police and Agency". Addis Fortune. Addis Ababa. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024 – via allAfrica.
  5. ^ "Zeynu Jemal becomes Commissioner General of Federal Police Commission". Capital Newspaper. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Ethiopia arrests former deputy spy chief Yared Zerihun". 15 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Former Deputy Intelligence Chief Arrested in Ethiopia". Voice of America. 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Ethiopia's former Deputy-Intelligence Chief arrested". Borkena Ethiopian News. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.