Considering his later role in the attempted 1960 coup, a number of writers have pointed out the irony that he served as executioner of at least one group of the participants in the 1943 Gojjame rebellion led by former Arbegna Belay Zelleke, and was entrusted with apprehending the conspirators in the 1951 attempt to assassinate Emperor Haile Selassie which was led by another former Arbegna Nagash Bazabeh.
Given his later involvement in the 1960 coup attempt, several writers have noted the irony that he executed members of a group involved in the 1943 Gojjame rebellion and was tasked with capturing conspirators in the 1951 plot to assassinate Emperor Haile Selassie.