The Sunday 30 May 2005 meeting with Tamage was emotional and at tearful. The CUD Support Group was behind organising the meeting to recognise the patriotic role of the talented National Comedian of Ethiopia, Artist Tamagn Beyene. The invitation was delivered by text in a very short time, but Ethiopians arrived at the meeting hall in good numbers.

Ato Hailemariam Legesse of CUD, who chaired the meeting started by welcoming the young talented patriotic Ethiopian and made a brief introduction of the programme and sharing his admiration for Artist Tamagn Beyene. He believed Tamagn was the national asset of Ethiopia, as he was not only a comedian to make people laugh but lso a true patriot who remained loyal, just like his name indicated “ታማኝ” to his motherland.

He then went ahead with the schedules of the day and called upon Ato Andargachew Tsigie, to brief the audience with the current situation in Ethiopia in general and that of CUD in particular.

Ato Andargachew started by recounting the thin ray of democracy that briefly sparkled on the Ethiopian soil about a year ago, in association with the May 2005 National Election but then quickly turned dim dashing the hope that the people would peacefully bring the right leadership to administer the country. He revisited how the Woyyane initially deceived itself by believing it would win the election with a minimum manoeuvres but when it realised the people were serious, the nasty gang turned even nastier. Woyyane used every technique to stop the people from making their minds about who should govern over them. The sporadic murder, intimidation, and bribing before the election failed to deter the people and the opposition from going for an all out victory. Then on the Election Day, they clearly saw the determination of the people and realised they lost the election by a humiliatingly large number. Therefore, they resorted to violence – from robbery to murder and mass arrest. Ato Andargachew remembered the June Massacre with broken voice.

Andargachew was among the forty or so thousands arrested beaten up and taken away to Showa Robit detention centre and happened to be a first hand eye witness. The treatment the detainees received in the hands of the detention centre by handpicked guards was horrendous. He described the brutality of the Woyyane regime, a fraction of which he had given at testimony hearing of The House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations on HR 4423. Ato Andargachew also remembered those who were murdered in November 2005 and the hundreds of thousands detained in Showa Robit, Dedessa and other ghost camps of Woyyane. He recalled the bravery of the leadership of CUD, who listened to the people’s demand not to join the parliament until justice was done and the robbed people’s voice returned. Honouring the wishes of the people, the leadership of CUD stayed away from the phoney parliament but ended up in jail, ironically charged with treason and genocide – the joke of the century.

Andargachew further explained the gruesome situation that the detained leaders of CUD. Prof. Mesfin /Maraim’s, Eng. Hail Shawl’s and Ato Debebe Eshetu’s health had deteriorated. While appreciating Rep. Christopher Smith for sponsoring H.R. 4423, The Ethiopia Consolidation Act, Ato Andargachew could not hide his disgust with the USA administration, particularly the current role of Ambassador Vicki Huddleston. Vicki Huddleston played a big role in helping Woyyane to clone a 2nd CUD lead by Ato Ayele Chamiso and Co. After what she had done, Vicki Huddleston went to Kality prison to talk to Birtukan Mideksa, who wrote an open letter to her, and Dr. Berhanu Nega. It was reported that Vicki's meeting with Birhanu Nega was exceptionally confrontational. Birhanu expressed to her that she was working with fraudsters (Ayele Chamiso et al) after she confirmed to him that some of the signature of the councillors were forged. When she told him that Democracy takes hundred years to mature, he angrily called her "Racist" and asked her to leave. Present at the spot were the French ambassador and the US embassy First Secretary. Vicki, however, refused to leave asking Birhanu to bless Ayele Chamiso et l. Birhanu refused. She also asked him to rejoin the judicial process and defend himself in court. "We won't join a fraudulent legal process. We will be okay staying in prison as long as it takes" he was heard replying.

Ato Andargachew concluded his speech by asking Diaspora Ethiopians to double their efforts to help the people. He then turned to Tamagn and welcomed him to London. The meeting was actually to honour him and get inspiration from him to continue the battle for justice and democracy in Ethiopia.