City Administration turns down MEDREK’s request for demonstration permit

Addis Ababa, December 23, 2015 (FBC) – The Addis Ababa City Administration has turned down a request by the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum (MEDREK) for a peaceful demonstration to be staged on December 27, 2015.

The Administration was unable to give the permission as the demonstration is set to be held in a traffic busy avenue and in an area where large public institutions and many higher learning institutions are located, the City Administration Mayor Office said in a statement it sent to FBC yesterday.

The Administration will give permission for related requests that meet the necessary requirement to be staged in areas with no traffic congestion, the statement added.