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Several Egyptians detained at Bole Airport in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa recently posted a video of themselves from inside the airport and broadcast it on media sites revealing the details of their arrest and appealing to follow up. Their case. They confirmed that 12 people arrived at the Addis Ababa airport as transit before heading to Kuwait, in accordance with valid visas, legal and documented employment contracts and other visas to enter Ethiopia, adding that they were detained by Ethiopian authorities upon arrival at the their passports were confiscated, while others were returned to Egypt.
They also indicated that Egyptians who have employment contracts in Ethiopia with large companies have been released and admitted to the country, while those traveling to Kuwait have been detained without justification despite the integrity of their documents.
Corona tests
In addition, the spokesperson added in the video that they have certified official analyzes that are free of Corona, and they also have plane tickets to Ethiopia and another to Kuwait, indicating that they have been trapped at the airport for 3 days without knowing their destination.
The Ethiopian authorities had detained several Egyptians at Bole airport, causing confusion and confusion about the reason for the arrest.
While the Egyptian embassy in Ethiopia revealed that, upon learning of the detention incident, a diplomatic and administrative staff, including the Egyptian consul and the first secretary of the embassy, went to the Bole International Airport and contacted the Egyptians present, as well as with the Ethiopian immigration authorities to find out the reality of the situation and the reason for the arrest.
The embassy also confirmed that it contacted both the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry and the Ethiopian Airlines office in Cairo, where it was found that Egyptian citizens arrived in Ethiopia with the aim of staying 14 days and then heading to Kuwait, and not for tourism, according to the visas they obtained from Cairo. He said that several of these citizens have violated the quarantine instructions followed in Ethiopia in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and stressed that he is currently working to guarantee the rights of these people and treat them properly.
In addition, he highlighted the right of Ethiopia to take the measures it deems necessary in case of violating the instructions to reveal the truth about the purpose of entering the country or the precautionary measures taken by several countries to face the Corona pandemic.
