Koree Nageenyaa
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| ኮሬ ነጌኛ | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Ethiopia (mainly Oromia) |
| Status | Operating |
| Agency executive |
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The Koree Nageenyaa (Amharic: ኮሬ ነጌኛ), translated from Oromo as Security Committee (የደህንነት ኮሚቴ), is a secretive Ethiopian government agency allegedly responsible for orchestrating executions within Ethiopia and more specifically in the regional state of Oromia. The Koree Nageenyaa is believed to be composed of high-ranking individuals in Oromia, the biggest and most densely populated region in Ethiopia, and has purportedly issued directives for unlawful detentions and extrajudicial killings with the aim of suppressing an uprising.[1][2][3][4][5]
The head of the Koree Nageenyaa is Shimelis Abdisa, president of Oromia.[1][6] Other members include Fekadu Tessema of the Prosperity Party in Oromia, Ararsa Merdasa, head of security for Oromia, and "half a dozen other local political and security officials".[1] Prosperity Party premises are used for meetings of the Koree Nageenyaa.[1]
Purposes
The Koree Nageenyaa was initially established with objectives of tackling increasing security concerns in Oromia. However, the committee exceeded its intended scope by unlawfully intervening in the justice system, resulting in widespread human rights abuses. Shimelis Abdisa, the leader of the Koree Nagenyaa and the president of regional state of Oromia stated ''Koree Nageenyaa would direct operations against enemy elements and enemy cells.''[1][7][8][9]
Administrative procedures
According to a former judge of the Oromia Supreme Court, the procedures used by the agency are that "the Koree Nageenya sits down and decides that a person needs to be detained. Then they go and arrest them without warrant or investigation or due process."[1]