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Reference No. F/P/P 666/07
Date: 06/07/2015
To the Federal High Court,
Lideta Criminal Bench
Addis Ababa
Plaintiff: Federal Public Prosecutor
Defendants:
- Kedir Mohamed Yousuf
Age: 20
Job: —
- NezifTemamaMustefa
Age: 35
Address: Oromia Region, Jimma Zone
- Kalid Mohamed Ahmed
Age: 26
Job: —
- FuadAbdulkadir Ali
Age: 25
Job: —
- IbrahimKemalIssa
Age: 25
Job: —
- AbdujebarAbdela Ibrahim
Age: 30
Job: —
- Hussein Ahmed Abadiga
Age: 19
Job: —
- Hamid Mohammed Shafi
Age: 24
Job: —
- TofikMisbah Yassin
Age: 39
Job: —
Address—
10. Usman Abdu mOhammed
Age: 26
Job: —
Address—
11. Mohammed Nuri Tessemu
Age: 21
Job: —
Address: Addis Ababa, Gulele
12. AbdulhafizShifaMuteyba
Age: 22
Job: —
Address: Addis Ababa, Addis Ketema
13. DarsemaSoriBankesh
Age: 48
Job: —
Address: Addis Ababa, Addis KetemaSubcity
14. FitsumChirnet H/Mariam
Age: 26
Job: —
Address: Addis Ababa
15. HaronHairedin Habib
Age: 24
Job: —
Address: Oromia, Jimma, Hirmata
16. ShebudinNuredin
Age: 19
Job: —
Address—
17. AyatelKebiraNesrid
Age: 18
Job: —
Address: —
18. HashimAbdelaAwol
Age: 20
Job: —
Address—
19. Mujib Amino Seid
Age: 22
Job: —
Address: Addis Ababa
20. Mohammed Kemal Abamelka
Age: 20
Job: —
Address: —
The Crime
In violation of 32/1/A of the 2004 FDRE Criminal Code Article 32/1/A and Article 7/1 of The Anti-Terrorism Proclamation No. 652/2009
Specifications
The defendants are accusedas principal offenders and having a conspiracy, with their full intention of the result and with the general purpose of securing the release of Abubaker Ahmed et al and Elias Kedir et al — which are following their trial for an alleged act of establishing a religious state by imposing their own fundamentalist belief and elimination of other beliefs in contradiction with the freedom of belief which is guaranteed under the FDRE Constitution — and by claiming our representatives are arrested unfairly, so we have to push the Muslim community to protest and to influence the government by terrorist acts — after we force the government with no option and we can change the Majlisleadership [and to execute their wish]they disseminate inciting leaflets and preparing stickers and organizing illegal public demonstrations in Addis Ababa, Jimma and Wolqite. The detail of each of the accused persons is as follows:
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3rd Defendant Kalid Mohammed
Since the end of 2004 e.c he worksas the leader of the terrorist organization which based itself in Addis Ababa. And in October 2006 e.c he organize a meeting with members of the terrorist cell in Awolia, Anwar and Beni Mosques and vow and aim to unconstitutionally ousting the government and establishing an Islamic State.
In November 2006 e.c he meets with 1. Ahmedin Jebel 2. KamilShemsu 3. AbdurazaqeAkmel[and] 4 Abubaker Ahmed (persons who are accused of a crime of terrorism) and accept a mission to establish a terrorist organization in Addis Ababa and Jimma.
In November 2006 e.c he meet with his co-defendant and 1st defendant of this case and with the aim of recruiting members to the terrorist organization he prepare more than ten thousand inciting leaflets and more than two thousand stickers with a message of we have to secure the release of Ahmedin Jebel and co and we have to oust the Ethiopian government and establish an Islamic state. And to disseminate inciting leaflets in Jimma Zone and different rural towns he contacts with the 2nd defendant of the case NezifTemam and distribute the leaflets. In November and December 2007 e.c he receives a photo copy machine and money from Ali Meki(a member of the terrorist organization) and transfers it to the 1st defendant [Kedir Mohammed] and to the Jimma terrorist organizations, respectively.
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13th Defendant DarsemaSori
He participate in the crime since September 2007 e.c after he meet with Ali Meki(a member of the terrorist group) in Addis Ababa and receive inciting posters and on 24/01/2007 he talk with the 17th defendant via phone and send her inciting materials.
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In general, the aforementioned individuals are accused of participating in a terrorist organization as principal offenders by creating a clandestine network in Addis Ababa, Wolqite, Worabe, Jimma and Adama towns and distributing inciting leaflets and having phone conversations with the aim of securing the release of peoples who are following their trial for the crime of terrorism.
BirhanuWondemagegn and AntenehAyalew
Federal Public Prosecutors
List of Evidences:
- A. Witness
- GezahagnMengistu Address: Jimma
- Fasil Berhe Address: Addis Ababa
- TewodrosAzene Address: Addis Ababa
- DessalgnTigestu Address: Addis Ababa
- AtoSeqaGizaw Address Addis Ababa
- DerejeAragie Address: Addis Ababa
- Amare Tilahun Address: Addis Ababa
- Seife Mekonnen Address: Addis Ababa