Zemene Kassie
Zemene Kassie (Amharic: ዘመነ ካሴ) is an Ethiopian military commander who is the main leader of Amhara militia Fano in the Gojjam faction.[1][2][3] Zemene was once imprisoned by Bahir Dar police in allegation of killing of a police officer on 11 September 2022. Mulan Tadese, his legal mentor, confirmed that Zemene was released from Bahir Dar prison on 3 June 2023, where the verdict raised a question on absolving his release about the validity of evidence against him. Zemene was used to hiding from government authority amidst crackdowns against Fano members, who alleged that Fano would brought violence and destabilization in the region. In June 2022, Zemene commented the ongoing situation of Tigray War in an interview that "there are thousands of Fano militants presently under my control, and shortly they will shift into millions. We don’t believe the Amhara police forces or federal army as opposing. But some individuals belong to the Fano who do."[4]
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