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Critics creating “division”

    NAIROBI

    The Secretary-General of the Ruling People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) party, Ahmad al-Amin Muhammad Sa’id, condemned dissident members of the central committee of the PFDJ for trying to divide the country, Eritrean radio reported on 9 August. Some 15 members of the central committee of the PFDJ have accused President Isayas Afewerki of working in an “illegal and unconstitutional” manner by failing to hold regular meetings with government members, as provided for under the constitution. The accusations were contained in a letter leaked to an Eritrean web site in May. Ahmad Al-Amin said the action of the members was not one of democrats against reactionaries, but rather of dividing “the firm national defence” at such a time, and was therefore criminal and should make them accountable, said the radio.

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