Ethiopia is at a crossroads. On Monday, April 2, a new Prime Minister, selected from within the ruling coalition, delivered a speech about planned reforms while the country was under another State of Emergency. At such a juncture, amid mounting pressures, the role of the US, Ethiopia’s longstanding international ally to encourage critically-needed reforms and […]
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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 […]
Prosecutor failed to bring remaining witnesses against Gurmessa Ayano et al (Feb 10/2017 hearing)
Prosecutor witnesses hearing completed It is to be recalled that the court did adjourn for the prosecutor to bring the last two witnesses for Feb 10th hearing. The prosecutor claimed that one of the potential witnesses who were to testify against the second detainee (Dejene Taffa) could not be found in the address he gave […]
Last adjournment given to hear prosecutor witnesses against Gurmessa Ayano et al. (Jan 23, 2017 hearing)
Two more witnesses remain It was to hear the five witnesses the prosecutor claimed remain that the court adjourned the hearing to Jan 23/2017. Three of them testified in today’s hearing; two of them were against the 18thdefendent, one of them against the 5th defendant. Witness Abreham Haile was the first to testify against the […]
Five more days given to hear prosecutor witnesses on Gurmessa Ayano et al. (Jan 05, 2017 hearing)
Objections heard from defendants about the given extra days for witnesses hearing While the court asked prosecutor whether the witnesses appeared for today’s hearing, it claimed that they didn’t despite efforts and suggested inspector Tewodros Adane from the Federal Police Commission to further explain the case. The inspector told the court that the time given […]