Ethiopian army general defects to Eritrea

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  • Source:
    BBC Monitoring International Reports, August 9, 2006 Africa, 1pp
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    • Abstract:
      The commander of the 18th Army Division, Brig-Gen Kemal Geltu, has defected to Eritrea. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence, the brigadier general was conspiring to divide the army in a bid to satisfy his great desire for power and authority. His colleagues criticising his attitude advised him to correct, but the brigadier general choose to go his way...