Though the 4th criminal bench at the Federal High Court Lideta Division was to hear prosecutor audio-visual evidences against OFC leaders Gurmessa Ayano et al on the 29th of March, it did not hear for the prosecutor failed to present the evidences in the working language of the court. Prosecutor claimed that he was waiting […]
Category: Trials update
Court rejected preliminary objections of Nigist Yirga et al, adjourned to hear prosecutor witnesses (March 31, 2017 hearing)
Federal High Court Lideta Division 4th Criminal Bench dropped all, except one, preliminary objections of Nigist Yirga et al on its March 31/2017 hearing. The court only accepted the objection which the defendants requested the disclosure of prosecutor witnesses against them. The first preliminary objection was regarding their right to be tried in the Amhara […]
Land rights activist Omot Agwa presents his defense witnesses (March 27/2017 Hearing)
It is to be recalled that land rights activist Omot Agwa, 65, was cleared of terrorism charges by the federal high court. Accordingly, the court has downgraded his charge to article 256/A/ of the criminal code. By then, the federal high court denied him bail. But the Federal Supreme Court overruled the verdict on his […]
Dr. Merera Gudina Preliminary Objection, April 24, 2017 Hearing
Ethiopian main opposition leader, Oromo Federalist Congress chair, Dr. Merera Gudina has filed 11 page preliminary objection against three of the charges that federal prosecutor brought against him. Here is the pdf {AM}
Prosecutor evidences hearing against Gurmessa Ayano, Bekele Gerba, and other OFC leaders completed (March 01/2017 hearing)
Audio-visual evidence against the fourth defendant –Bekele Gerba- not yet presented It was to present the CD documents, which were presented in the previous hearings by the prosecutor but failed to be readable, that the court adjourned for March 01. However, the prosecutor requested the court to cancel the particular ‘testimonial’ from the list claiming […]