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WHO IS MULUGETA ASRATE KASSA?
IS HE DEAD OR ALIVE?

PART II

Balcha Abamela (London)

The answer to the question: “Who is Mulugeta Asrate Kassa?” has obliged a brief reference to his social background. This person who is widely recognised
for the countless and shameful gross offences he has committed, and continues to commit, is not an airborne animal. With sentiments aside, he is a product of
his parents, his family and his social environment. Hence, all references made
to his parents and family should not be viewed beyond that context.

A close observation of Mulugeta Asrate Kassa’s case history and personality traits reveal a complex record of numerous anti-social offences committed by him over the years. An in-depth examination of the root causes and factors that
have enabled this criminal character to roam at large, perpetually committing these offences, therefore becomes mandatory.

Starting with the Addis Ababa remand home for Juvenile Delinquents (Tebay Maremiya), Mulugeta Asrate Kassa was interned at different Police and Military
camps for punishment aimed at correcting his defective behaviour. His admission
to, and release from these institutions, was never done on the basis of established procedures. Nor were his stays in them long enough to effect meaningful changes on his criminal tendencies. What are the objective factors behind the contradictory positions taken by his parents? They need to be spelt
out if our genuine objective is to know who Mulugeta really is.

Ethiopian sociological studies have concluded that juvenile delinquents who lead crime-related life to grow and become adult offenders are, in the majority
of cases, victims of broken homes. Behaviourally speaking Mulugeta Asrate Kassa
clearly falls under this category. But on the other hand, in spite of the degree of intimacy in their relationship, Mulugeta’s parents are known to have lived together until their son’s majority age. Hence, defining Mulugeta
as victim of a broken home, which includes the lack of adequate livelihood becomes difficult though lack of proper guidance and the inculcation of negative values in his attitudinal development are evident.

Such findings do naturally encourage an evaluation of the moral standard of Mulugeta Asrate’s parents. This by no means should be construed as more than
an attempt to understand the causes for Mulugeta’s defective social behaviour. If an evaluation carried out in this regard associates Mulugeta’s
parents with low morality and other negative social behaviours, it will enable
us assume that Mulugeta is a victim of lack of positive role model in his upbringing. Therefore, a brief reference to popular knowledge may help ease the
effort to solve the equation.

Many youngsters of Mulugeta’s age, who were attending the Haile Selassie I University when Wello was struck with severe drought in 1974, vividly recall their determination to give up some of their daily meal in order to feed the thousands of the dislocated peasants who had to walk to Addis Ababa in search of clemency from the various taxes that were being demanded from them. One such
tax was “The Riste-Gult Dues” payable to the Ras Kassa family as a birthright.

At that tragic moment in Ethiopian history, the annual and belg rains have failed consecutively. These peasants were unable to harvest any grain or other
food. With no grain in storage (gottera) they have also consumed the seeds they
had set aside for next season’s planting. Their domestic animals have perished due to lack of grazing and water. They have already buried the weakest
members of their families. The strongest among them had to abandon their habitat and walk to population centres, along the major roads, in search of food.

As this drought was hidden from public attention, tens of thousands of peasants
have died from starvation and related causes. Food supplies and social services
were mobilised to shelters and relief distribution centres much later. Upon receiving modest life saving supplies some of the drought/famine affected peasants were ready to return and struggle to establish them selves on their farms. But returning to their villages meant confrontation with the representatives of the Ras Kassa family who mercilessly demand payment of the Riste-Gult dues. As an Imperial Proclamation relieving these peasants from state taxes for three years was proclaimed by the Emperor, the puzzle they were
unable to resolve had remained the Ras Kassa family Riste-Gult dues.

When after a miserable days and nights walk these peasants reached Addis Ababa,
their plight was brought to the attention of Mulugeta’s father, Ras Asrate Kassa. It is difficult to believe that he was unaware of their long journey when they were still enroute. He however named his cousin, Dejazmach Berhane-Meskel Desta, as negotiator on behalf of the family (tederadari) and demanded that the peasants who were stopped by police from entering Addis Ababa, send representatives to the Parliament building where Dejazmach Berhane-Meskel was serving as Senator. The peasants feared sending representatives for the negotiation, saying they know from experience the harsh
punitive measures the family could apply on such individuals when amnesty from
these dues is begged for.

The University Students who were already feeding these petitioners intervened and guided the entire group to what use to be known as the Constitution Square.
This was the open field between the Grand Palace (Emperor Haile Selassie’s Office) and the Parliament Building. The presence of the large crowed of peasants on that field began attracting wider public attention by the day. Prominent persons like the late journalist, Ato Paulos Gnogno, and many more volunteers joined the students in the feeding programme, while the representatives of the petitioners, escorted by observers, held consecutive negotiations with the Dejazmach. This went on for days as Dejazmach Berhane-Meskel, who was given no mandate to decide, had to shuttle back and forth with guidance he was receiving form Ras Asrate Kassa. One of Ras Asrate Kassa’s demands was that these peasants return to the relief delivery centres
in Wello, so that they receive the relief provision and use it to settle his Riste-Gult dues in kind.

This was a month after the Popular Revolution had erupted in February 1974. The
entire country was in turmoil. Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu’s Cabinet had resigned and Lidj Endalkachew’s was in place. The Emperor’s Regime was fighting against many odds for its survival. But Leul-Ras Asrate Kassa who was engaged in underground machinations to destabilise Lidj Endalkachew’s cabinet would not flinch an inch and his negotiator would not return with any liveable offer.
The matter was finally brought to the attention of Emperor Haile Selassie, through the personal intervention of his grand son Prince Michael Makonen. The
Emperor determined that the Tax Amnesty Proclamation issued by Him includes Riste-Gult dues, reprimanded Ras Asrate Kassa, and the drought victims were sent of to Wello in buses hired by the Relief Operations Co-ordination Office.

The above is just one example to show the mindset of Mulugeta Asrate’s father. Many more stories can be told about Leul-Ras Asrate Kassa’s low moral
standing and greedy character. However, as the purpose of this exercise is limited to the examination of the factors that have influenced Mulugeta Asrate’s defective personality formation, all the sad issues related to his father should be left for historians to handle.

Mulugeta Asrate Kassa’s current ambitions may be limited to embezzling charity funds by regaining a seat on one of the London based Ethiopian Community Boards. If given material reward, he is also likely to be used by the
EPRDF as a stick to beat certain institutions and individuals it considers inimical. Which ever the case may be, this presentation will, on the basis of the introductory remarks above, continue to address the question it has raised,
in spite of the social myth which has sheltered Mulugeta up to now. Hence, Who
is Mulugeta Asrate Kassa? Is he alive?

1) As explained in part I of this presentation, Mulugeta had pronounced him self-dead in order to avoid the litigation charges filed against him by Princes
Catherine Dengede, wife of Emperor Bokassa of Central Africa. Princes Catherine
Dengede kept Mulugeta as her dependent in Geneva, introduced him to many influential personalities, assisted him open a restaurant when he moved to London and also facilitated him with a handsome loan. All this was because Princes Catherine Dengede trusted Mulugeta’s fabricated stories about him being Emperor Haile Selassie’s grand son and waiting to benefit from his frozen Accounts in Swiss Banks. Meanwhile Princes Catherine was able to learn who Mulugata really was before moving back to Central Africa. The departure of
Princes Catherine Dengede has thus created an opportunity for Mulugeta to resurrect from his grave and prove that he was not physically dead.

3) Ato Meseret who went for a visit to London from Los Angeles, USA, was encouraged to stay with Mulugeta’s mother in her apartment. After a few days
Ato Meseret was asked by Leilt Zuriash to buy her an overcoat, a request that he readily accepted. When Ato Meseret and Leilt Zuriash were about to leave for
the store, Leilt Zuriash demands that Mulugeta join them. Ato Meseret who could
not understand the role to be played by Mulugeta rejects the request. Mulugeta’s mother insists and Mulugeta joins the two to the store where the overcoat she desired was purchased by Credit Card. Leilt Zuriash recommended that the receipts be given to Mulugeta in case the overcoat needs to be returned. Mulugeta keeps the receipts and upon Ato Meseret’s departure uses Ato Meseret’s Credit Card Number to order other items valued $5,000. Because
of the high amount involved Ato Meseret’s bank, Wells Fargo, calls Ato Meseret’s home in LA where the wife answered the phone to wonder what her husband has bought for $5,000. Ato Meseret who learnt about the incident upon his arrival, didn’t need much time to know that Mulugeta Asrate Kassa has presented himself as Meseret, and used the Number on his Credit Card Receipt to
purchase items worth $5,000, while Ato Meseret was in the air on his way back home.

4) Ato Meseret is one among many relatives and family friends Mulugeta Asrate
Kassa cheated by using their Credit Card Number. Another person who lost significant amount of money this way and disconnected all her relationship with
the family is Weizero Mulumebet Faris. This suffices to explain one of the cheating methods of Mulugeta, by involving his mother, as the list is too long
to enumerate here.

5) Another stilling method of the Mulugeta family is by use of Telephone Lines. People close to the Mulugeta Asrate Kassa family know how frequently Mulugeta’s mother, Leilt Zuriashe’s, telephone numbers change. This is because Mulugeta uses the identity of unsuspecting Ethiopians that reside in London to get a telephone line installed in his mother’s apartment in their names. In other incidences Mulugeta has obtained calling cards of other persons
telephone numbers. Both, son and mother will call all over the world while the
bill is mailed to the persons whose identity Mulugeta has used. Only because of
the large bills involved do these persons discover that they were held responsible for installing a new telephone line in Leilt Zuriashe's apartment.
Upon these persons refusal to settle the bill the line will be disconnected, only for another illegitimate line to be installed in another victim’s name.
Among the victims of this method suffice to mention Ato Agbaw Webneh and Ato Demissew Beyene, both respected elders in the Ethiopian Community of London.

6) Ato Agbaw Webneh has been Mulugeta’s target at other instances. One widely known fact is a case involving furniture. Mulugeta Asrate Kassa uses the
“Ethiopia Help Line” and claiming he is Agbaw Webneh, the son of the highly
reputed patriot Ras Webneh (Amoraw) Tessemma, requests to be assisted by the provision of furniture as he is a new asylee resettling in London. The request
gets approved right away and the suppliers call Mulugeta’s number and ask where the furniture were to be supplied. Mulugeta gives his own address and the
furniture were supplied there. Few days latter the Ethiopia Help Line officials
go for a home visit to check how Ato Agbaw was managing. Ato Agbaw’s wife answers the door; the visitors come in and ask how they are enjoying their new
furniture. The surprised wife says “what furniture?” and after a brief confusion the husband walks in and confesses that he has never applied for furniture and has also received none. The surprised visitors return to their office and check with the suppliers where the furniture was delivered. Obtaining the delivery address, they go straight to the place and discover some
of the furniture, which was not yet sold, in Mulugeta’s apartment. A hunt was
launched and whatever furniture was retrieved was returned to the donors.

7) Mulugeta Asrate Kassa is also a kleptomaniac. Mostly ladies complain that he has stolen money from their handbags when they visited the toilet. The numbers of persons from whom Mulugeta borrows money in his mother’s name and
runs away from are too many to list. The cases with Kegnazmach Fasil Shiferaw,
Weizerit Yeshiwork Shiferaw, Ato Tilahun Amare and Ato Kebede Amene can be mentioned as examples.

8 Mulugeta is very well known for cheating and stilling from older persons he
gets closer to by pretending to assist them in translation and introducing them
to the system. One such person was Weizero Ayelech Meshesha who took Mulugeta to her bank to assist her fill the forms required drawing cash from her account. Mulugeta fills the form by doubling the amount requested by Weizero Ayelech and pockets half of the money when drawing the cash. Weizero Ayelech, upon receipt of her monthly bank statement discovers that Mulugeta whom she considered a close relative has robed her. She has been cursing Mulugeta as a thief, and a son of a thief, until her death recently. Mulugeta also collects Home Office Papers in the name of elderly persons he pretends to assist and sales these papers to other needy refugees. One such victim is Ato Demisew Beyene. The assets he robed from elderly persons by acting, as their funeral arranger, is said to be quite significant.

9) A major target of Mulugeta Asrate Kassa’s robbery, theft and cheating was
the Imperial family of Haile Selassie I. His pretension as the viceroy of this
family is now exposed in many quarters.

10) Upon the release of princes Tenagne Work and her daughters from jail, Mulugeta Asrate Kassa who pretended as her care -taker contacted the late King
Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for assistance. King Hussein decided
that £2,000 be paid monthly to support the Princes Tenagne Work. After few months Mulugeta contacts King Hussein and requests that a car be bought for the
princes. The King approves £9,000 for car purchase. After pocketing the princess’s monthly allowance and the money paid to buy her a car, Mulugeta contacts King Hussein again, to request another £9,000 claiming that the previous sum had to be used for medical expenses because the Princes who failed
off the stairs of her house was badly injured and hospitalised. King Hussein's
pursers got suspicious this time and contacted the Princes through the Ambassador of Jordan who discovered that the princes was unaware of the previous transactions and no person called Mulugeta, or Asrate, or Kassa, or all, had her delegation. This caused a great embarrassment to Prince Sadrudin Aga Kahn who was Mulugeta’s channel to King Hussein. Princess Catherine Dengede who for some times believed Mulugeta’s story of being the genuine grand son of Emperor Haile Selassie was responsible for introducing Mulugeta to
Prince Sadrudin Aga Kahn in Geneva.

11) Following the death of Crown Prince Asfa Wesen Haile Selassie (Emperor
Amha Selassie), Mulugeta Asrate Kassa issued public notice announcing that he has been appointed Private Assistant to Crown Prince Zere Yaekob. His first approach for grants was to the owner of the Virgin Atlantic airlines, which didn’t yield any thing. He then approaches the Crown Prince of Libya, who has
attended Oxford University in UK with Prince Zere Yaekob, and who is living as
a refugee in Geneva, Switzerland. The Libyan Crown Prince who believed Mulugeta’s story responded generously and waited to hear from his friend in order to do more. As nothing was heard from Prince Zere Yaekob the Libyan Crown
Prince contacts the Ethiopian Crrown Prince to discover that the $10,000 he has
forwarded through Mulugeta has not reached his friend. Mulugeta Asrate Kassa has also cheated others, including the Prince (Count) of Baden Baden in Germany, by presenting himself as the representative of the Prince Makonen family. In few quarters people still believe he is the grand son of Emperor Haile Selassie and hence a genuine Prince.

12) When the entire Royal Family became aware of Mulugeta Asrate Kassa’s
intentions and notified all quarters to be aware, Mulugeta had to search for circles unaware of these developments. That was when he began involvement in the activities of the Ethiopian Community Centre. Many innocent Ethiopians believed his stories of being strongly connected to the British Royal Family and the British Aristocracy. They believed that Mulugeta was capable of mobilising great support for their Community. They were not aware of the fact that Mulugeta was chased away by members of their own Royal Family. Nor have they heard that Mulugeta had gone to the extent of borrowing Lord Ashley’s car and selling it, as the result of which not only him but also many members of the Ethiopian Royal Family and Nobility have been denied the benefits they were enjoying. Most importantly, they were not cognisant of the resentment entertained by the British Royal Family as consequence of The Crown Prince Asfa
Wesen’s decision to move from London to Washington without consulting them. Ethiopian’s in London who had access to these informations were few and not close to the activities of the Community Centre. These new Ethiopian circles hence became fertile grounds for Mulugeta’s ill motives.

13) Mulugeta first succeeded to become a board member of the Camden based Ethiopian Community Centre, an institution he is currently trying to defame. Mulugeta was fired from his position in this Community for embezzlement of charity funds. Being as selfish as he is, he was not able to admit his guilt, nor care for the beneficiary members of the Community, when instead he brought
unfounded charges against his colleagues in the Board. The Borough of Camden had to close the Community Centre for investigation, which was reopened only
after Mulugeta was proven guilty.

14) Mulugeta then moved to the Saint Marry Church of the Ethiopian Orthodox
Tewahido faith in London. The congregation aware of his devilish deeds in the Ethiopian Community totally rejected his involvement. However upon the insistence of the head of the church, Aba Aregawi, as he used to be called at the time, Mulugeta became a member of the Church’s Executive Committee. In his capacity as an official of the Church Mulugeta assured and encouraged Aba Paulos, the controversial patriarch of the Ethiopian Church, to go and hold service at this Ethiopian Church in London. Aba Paulos, who was desperate because he was virtually chased out of every Ethiopian Church in the USA, believed Mulugeta and went to London expecting friendlier reception. Unfortunately to both Mulugeta and Aba Paulos, the congregation first warned Aba Paulos not go to their Church and when he showed up without their wish he and his escorts were attacked so badly that the London Police had to physically
carry Aba Paulos into his car and drive him away. Mulugeta who was embarrassed
by his underestimation of the congregation’s hatred towards Aba Paulos was forced to claim that a knife in the fight stabbed him. The Police rejected his
claim by simply stating that no knife can stab a person without passing through
his clothing. However, Mulugeta seems to have succeeded to be believed by Aba Paulos.

15) His newly won friend, Aba Paulos, invites Mulugeta to Addis Ababa. Upon
arrival Mulugeta was received at the Ghion Hotel as the patriarch’s personal
guest, all his expenses covered by the Ethiopian Church. This was not enough for Mulugeta. He told his hosts that money he was expecting from London was delayed and borrowed 40,000 Bir from the church claiming that he badly needed it for charitable purposes. Mulugeta’s charitable activities were limited to
the bars and clubs he boasted in. Having signed for another 40,000 Bir for expenses during his stay at the Ghion, Mulugeta left Ethiopia with out settling
his debt with the Church, which so kindly hosted him.

16) Upon his return to London Mulugeta persuades Aba Aregawi to go to Ethiopia assuring him that he was called to be appointed Arch Bishop. Aba Aregawi, in spite of advice he received from several persons, delegates Mulugeta for administrative matters and also leaves the keys to his apartment with him. Aba Aregawi was indeed appointed Arch Bishop of London and returned as Abune Yohannes. Upon his return however, Aba Aregawi (Abune Yohannes) discovered that Mulugeta Asrate Kassa has abused his trust by forging his signature and drawing £6,000 from his saving Account. Mulugeta had also taken
other funds on loan from the Church. It was also revealed that Mulugeta has raised funds in the Church’s name for his own use. Aba Yohannes, therefore, had to dismiss Mulugeta from all official functions in the church with the congregation’s unanimous approval. After he was fired from his responsibility
in the Church, Mulugeta repeated what he did to the Ethiopian Community Centre,
by telling the owners of the building unfounded stories that forced them to lock the doors of the Church until the truth was established.

17) The Church resumed service after a brief period of difficulties. In the
process Aba Aregawi (Abune Yohannes) was found dead in his apartment. Many Ethiopians in London associate Mulugeta, in direct and indirect ways, with the
death of their spiritual father. Meanwhile Mulugeta Asrate Kassa had become a Catholic until he was also thrown out of that church for a similar wrongdoing.
He now hangs around the Ethiopian (EPRDF) Embassy in London serving as one of the co-ordinators of a forum established to solicit approval for Ethiopia’s loss as consequence of the Dan Hague Boarder Commission’s rulings. Religion wise he claims to be reborn by joining a Pentecostal church where he seems to have found temporary refuge.

CONCLUSSION

In parts I and II of this presentation an attempt has been made to objectively
note the social back ground of Mulugeta Asrate Kassa. His life history has also
been described based on tangible findings. His life under Emperor Haile Selassie was nothing more than that of a juvenile delinquent. With all the wealth and influence his family enjoyed, the best he could ultimately achieve was become newsreader on Ethiopian Television. After the Dergue's take-over he
became a facilitator of Aristocratic Sex to the very people who executed his father. He may have gone a long way with the Dergue if his sex clients in the Dergue had survived. Meddling in exit visa issues without the existence of his
clients did not serve him good. Even his jail life is full of corruption. He has not achieved much as the Dergue's spy in London. The Ethiopian Royal family
in whose names he traded has rejected him. Starting with Princes Catherine Dengede of Central Africa in Geneva, all members of Royal Families and Aristocracies he came closer to have labelled him a thief and a cheater. All persons who know him in London look down upon him. He has been dismissed from the Ethiopian Community Centre on criminal charges. The Ethiopian Church in London has dishonourably fired him. He is now a fugitive, jumping from one church to the other. His reputation in most of the social circles in London is
that of pathological lire and a kleptomaniac. No one sane Ethiopian in London will voluntarily associate himself with Mulugeta. His temporary hideouts are now the Ethiopian (EPRDF) Embassy and his newly found Pentecostal church in London. How long will he last in these quarters? Who then is Mulugeta Asrate Kassa? Can he really be considered alive only because he is not physically dead? It can now be assumed that these would no more be difficult questions to
answer.

What a whole load of lies and fabrications. How is it that a man who has defrauded personalities like the King of Jordan walk free in the streets of London, nevermind about the posting - don't ask me where - of his death. This is written - using an alias
- by none other than Kassa Kebede - half brother of Mengistu Haile Mariam, according to author of "Bin Laden: The Man who declared war on America". After reading the book, I exposed Kassa Kebede of working in cahoots with Bin Laden and Turabi to "
Dismember Ethiopia into mini-Islamist states."This piece of rubbish is his retaliation. The truth, on the other hand, has set me free.

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