ADDIS ABABA – The Ethiopian Reconciliation Commission will establish panel of experts that facilitates the hearings of citizens and access to justice in a fair manner, His Holiness Cardinal Birhaneyesus Demerew, Chairperson of the Commission said. .
At a press conference held yesterday, His Holiness said that the role of the panel is signifying directives that are good for the country by taking the best experiences of countries went through the process in different times and lessons learned from the reconciliation procedures.
He said that the members of the Commission put in place directives and instructions on their meeting of April 13, 2019 to do the actions quickly and to enter to the main functions.
From the mandates and duties bestowed upon the proclamation, the focus of the Commission for the next three years is identifying the root cause of the conflicts and wiping out the source of the problem to restoring trust and preventing future violations by following an information-based strategy. “We would work for a reconciliation based on truth and justice,” he said, Furthermore, several times, regular and informal consultations were held with various bodies that are working to sustain peace, added.
The Ethiopian Herald May 1/2019
BY ABDUREZAK MOHAMMED
