An article published in The Reporter last week with the title ‘Tigray Admin introduces legislation paving way for federal intervention’ has elicited a strong response from senior officials of the Tigray Interim Administration (TIA), who deny the legislation referred to in the article exists and are engaging in a campaign to distort the facts.
The legislation in question is a regulation signed and ratified by TIA President Getachew Reda two weeks ago, with provisions that reinforce and empower councils and the TIA executive organ.
The legislation’ preamble states the regulation was deemed necessary to ensure security, law and order in Tigray and to enable the TIA to execute its mandates.
The regulation refers to articles 14 and 15 of Federal Proclamation 359/1995 (2003 G.C.), dubbed the ‘System for the Intervention of the Federal Government in the Regions Proclamation.’
Article 14/3/B empowers the TIA “To speedily facilitate conditions for the regional government to resume its office by restoring the constitutional order.”
Article 14 also lists measures that can be taken by the federal government in order to rein in a situation that endangers the constitutional order in a particular regional state.
Article 15/2/C empowers the provisional government to “ensure the enforcement of law and order.”
We have attached the regulation in question to clear up any confusion. We invite our esteemed readers to also take a look at Proclamation 359/1995, in the links provided below.
The Reporter maintains its accuracy and credibility by upholding its foundational principles of journalism. Mistakes can happen during content processing, and The Reporter has always taken the appropriate measures to acknowledge, correct and clarify mistakes if and when they do happen.
But we also consider it our duty to stand by our publications in the face of clear attempts to distort facts and spread misinformation.
Read: TIA Regulation 2017 And Proclamation 359/1995
