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“Mereka memasukkan saya ke sebuah ruang gelap. Kaki dan tangan saya diikat. Dalam posisi meringkuk, saya dipukuli dan ditendangi. Mereka menganiaya saya sepanjang malam,” kenang Mebratu penuh kesedihan dan kemarahan. “Jika kamu atau saudaramu tidak berhenti menentang Pemerintah, aku akan membunuhmu,” tambahnya menirukan ancaman para tentara.
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On one night in August, two soldiers captured Mebratu at home bringing him to a unknown location. “They put me into a dark room. My hands and feet tied. In a curled up position, I was beaten and kicked. They beat me all night,” recalls Mebratu with sadness and anger. “If you and your brother do not stop opposing the government, I will kill you,” he was threatened by one of the soldiers that night. They forced me to sign a statement that contains the willingness to support the ruling government party. I had to sign it because I could not stand the torture. Then they released me.
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