Former Tigray officials confirm escaping from detention

Four former Tigray regional officials, including General Tadesse Werede, have confirmed their escape from detention. In an interview with the BBC, Colonel Tewelde Gebretinsae explained that the officials were moved between hotels and houses in Mekelle, Adwa, and Aksum for weeks. The officials were kept in isolation without access to their families or communication. Fearing they were being moved closer to the Eritrean border to be handed over, the group organized their own escape. Colonel Tewelde stated that their detention was political, stemming from disagreements over the Pretoria Peace Agreement, and emphasized that they fled through their own efforts rather than being released.