 ይቅርታ እንድጠይቅ የሚፈቀድልኝ ቢሆን ኖሮ ይቅርታውን የምጠይቀው ባልሰራሁት ጥፋት ወንጀለኛ ካለኝ ከዚህ ፍርድ ቤት ሳይሆን አብረው በመኖራቸው ብቻ በከፍተኛ ደረጃ በመሰቃየት ላይ ላሉት ወገኖቼ ድምጼን ከፍ አድርጌ ባለመጮሄ ነበር..."
If apology was warranted, I would seek it not from the court that found me guilty of a crime I did not commit but rather from my people [...] for failing to fully speak to the depth of their suffering in the interest of the co-existence of peoples...