Editing Secret police (section)

==== Ethiopia ====
From 1974 to 1987, [[Ethiopia]] was ruled by a [[Communism|communist]] [[military junta]] known as the [[Derg]] (in 1987 the country formally reformed [[People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia|into a presidential republic]], but the same people remained in power [[Fall of the Derg regime|until May 1991]]). The Derg built a [[police state]] with a brutal military government. The brutality of its regime was particularly evident in the 1976-1978, during military campaign, called [[Red Terror (Ethiopia)|Red Terror]], against perceived opponents. To exercise total control over the country, the Derg needed a secret police. And it formed one in August 1978: it became known as the [[Central Revolutionary Investigation Department]] (CRID). CRID was responsible for suppressing dissent and identifying targets for state repression in Ethiopia. Department also has been monitoring opposition in government-controlled areas and regime dissidents. CRID is considered to be the most advanced institution of violence in Derg's Ethiopia.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Metekia |first=Tadesse Simie |title=Prosecution of core crimes in Ethiopia: domestic practice vis-à-vis international standards |date=2021 |publisher=Koninklijke Brill NV |isbn=978-90-04-44726-4 |series=International criminal law series |location=Leiden, The Netherlands}}</ref>