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The Gheralta Institution for Peace and Security Research represents a dangerous continuationof failed policies and corrupt practices. It lacks integrity, independence, and legitimacy, operatingas an instrument of sabotage against the Tigray Interim Government.
Critical Evaluation and Assessment Analysis of Gheralta Institution for Peace and SecurityResearch
Prepared by: Tigray Media Watch, Digital Intelligence Monitoring Group
Location: Mekele, Tigray
Introduction
This comprehensive evaluation aims to critically examine the Gheralta Institution for Peace andSecurity Research, shedding light on its legitimacy, independence, and accountability.
Established under the leadership of former Ethiopian federal government diplomats and TPLFloyalists, Ambassador Wondimu Asamnew and Ambassador Fisseha Asgedom, the institutionhas become a source of significant concern.
This analysis highlights the institution’s questionable integrity, its alignment with failed politicalideologies, its historical ties to corruption, and its conspiratorial actions against the TigrayInterim Government.
Furthermore, it underscores the pressing need for accountability,transparency, and the rejection of manipulative political instruments designed to sabotage
Tigray’s post-genocide recovery and transformation.
Background and Leadership Analysis
- Ambassador Wondimu Asamnew
Ambassador Wondimu Asamnew, a former Ethiopian envoy to Somalia, has a long history ofserving the Ethiopian federal government during the TPLF-dominated Ethiopian People’s
Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) regime. His tenure is marred by heavy-handedtactics, illegal diplomatic activities, and enabling oppressive systems.
Wondimu failed in his critical role to prevent the marginalization of Tigray within Ethiopia’sfederal structure, exacerbating the region’s isolation from international partners. Hedemonstrated gross negligence and complicity in enabling the federal government’s genocidalcampaign against Tigray, failing to safeguard the diplomatic interests of Tigrayans abroad.
- Ambassador Fisseha Asgedom
Similarly, Ambassador Fisseha Asgedom has a longstanding association with the TPLF’s rigid,authoritarian political framework. For over 25 years, he operated within the failed structures of the TPLF-led EPRDF regime, contributing to Ethiopia’s diplomatic failures and economic
corruption.
Asgedom’s tenure reflects a legacy of incompetence, particularly in fostering sustainableinternational relations and protecting Tigray from external threats. His leadership enabled the
disconnection of Tigray from the global diplomatic community, leaving the region vulnerable toisolation and exploitation.
Institutional Integrity and Independence
The Gheralta Institution for Peace and Security Research raises severe concerns regarding itsindependence, integrity, and impartiality. Rather than operating as a credible, unbiased research
institution, it has functioned as a political tool for the remnants of the failed TPLF regime. Itsalignment with the faction led by Debretsion Gebremichael—a figure widely associated withcorruption, failed governance, and authoritarianism—undermines any claims of institutional
neutrality.
Key Concerns:
Ideological Bias: The institution serves as a mouthpiece for TPLF’s outdated political ideology,prioritizing factional interests over Tigray’s collective well-being.
Financial Transparency: The institution’s financial sources remain opaque, with strongindications of illicit funding streams linked to TPLF’s historical economic corruption networks.
Conspiratorial Activities: Under the pretense of being a civic organization, the institution activelyconspires against the Tigray Interim Government, sabotaging its efforts to rebuild governance
structures and stabilize the region.
Failure to Prevent Genocide and Atrocities
Both Wondimu Asamnew and Fisseha Asgedom bear historical responsibility for enablingsystemic failures that led to the Tigray genocide and widespread atrocities. Their failure spansmultiple dimensions:
- Intelligence and Security Collapse Negligence in advancing intelligence capabilities, leaving Tigray vulnerable to coordinatedmilitary offensives and internal betrayals.
Lack of proactive measures to identify and counter emerging threats against Tigray’s
sovereignty.
- Diplomatic Failures
Isolation of Tigray from international partners due to outdated and rigid diplomatic strategies.Inability to mobilize global support or advocate effectively against the genocidal war waged on
Tigray. - Economic Corruption
Mismanagement of economic resources and networks during their tenure, which weakenedTigray’s resilience and preparedness for crises.
Complicity in perpetuating corruption and economic exploitation that enriched a select few at the
expense of Tigray’s development.
Accountability and Condemnation
The actions of Wondimu Asamnew, Fisseha Asgedom, and the Gheralta Institution must becondemned in the strongest terms. Their legacy of failures and sabotage has inflicted lasting
damage on Tigray’s political, economic, and security frameworks.
Their recent activities aimed at undermining the Tigray Interim Government represent acontinuation of their historical pattern of betrayal. By masquerading as civic actors, they aim to
manipulate public perception, destabilize governance, and obstruct Tigray’s post-genocidetransformation.
Key Demands:
- Full Investigation: Immediate and thorough investigation into the institution’s financialdealings, governance structure, and connections to TPLF’s corrupt networks.
- Isolation and Rejection: Strong condemnation and isolation of the Gheralta Institution and its
leadership from all civic and political platforms in Tigray. - Legal Accountability: Prosecution of Wondimu Asamnew and Fisseha Asgedom for their rolesin enabling genocide, corruption, and diplomatic sabotage.
4. Protection of Youth Interests: Empowerment of the younger Tigrayan generation to reclaimthe political narrative and drive Tigray’s transformation through transparent, inclusive, anddemocratic processes.
Call to Action: Reclaiming Tigray’s Future
The people of Tigray, particularly its youth, must reject the manipulative and divisive tactics ofinstitutions like the Gheralta Institution for Peace and Security Research. The time has come to
dismantle the remnants of the failed TPLF political structure and replace it with a vision rooted inaccountability, democracy, and justice.
Tigray’s post-genocide political transformation cannot succeed if compromised actors areallowed to hijack its future. The younger generation must rise as guardians of Tigray’s
sovereignty, ensuring that institutions and leaders reflect the aspirations of the people, not theinterests of a corrupt elite.
Conclusion
The Gheralta Institution for Peace and Security Research represents a dangerous continuationof failed policies and corrupt practices. It lacks integrity, independence, and legitimacy, operatingas an instrument of sabotage against the Tigray Interim Government.
Ambassadors Wondimu Asamnew and Fisseha Asgedom must be held accountable for theirfailures, crimes, and complicity in enabling the atrocities committed against the people of Tigray.
Their actions in undermining Tigray’s recovery efforts and obstructing progress must becondemned unequivocally.
We, the Tigrayan people, particularly the youth, stand firm in our demand for justice,accountability, and a new political order that prioritizes the collective good over the interests of acorrupt few.
Prepared by:
Tigray Media Watch Digital Intelligence Monitoring Group
