Ethiopian Police: Rights Groups and German Assistance

ethiopian police: Ethiopia has experienced a year of unrest which rights groups say has led to about 500 deaths, according to Deutsche Welle. The violence prompted the Ethiopian government to declare a nationwide state of emergency on Sunday. Merkel also offered German assistance for Ethiopian police training in de-escalation tactics. Dessalegn defended the Ethiopian police saying they "did not use force excessively" and if this had happened there would be an investigation. But then groups with explosives and weapons and the backing of foreign governments had become involved, Dessaslegn said. He said protests by young people had initially been justified because of the high level of unemployment. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.