Crackdown on MeTEC and NISS
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Updated: Prosecutors agree to drop case against Ermias Amelga
Editor’s note: this story and the headline is edited to include the latest update Prosecutors dropped demand for settlement payment…
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Breaking: Business mogul Ermias Amelga, Binyam Tewelde of INSA, & Christian Tadele of NaMA among the 63 to be released
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 25/2020 – The government said it has discontinued criminal charges against 63 individuals who were…
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News: Supreme court upholds high court’s decision to grant bail to former COO of Ethio telecom
undated photo of the accused Esayas Dagnew as provided by journalist Samrawit who is covering the ongoing trials on corruption…
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News: Despite court authorized bail police continue holding former COO of Ethio Telecom with fresh corruption allegations
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 13/2019 – Despite a month-long court authorized bail ordering the release of Esayas Dagnew, former…
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News: Judge presiding at high level corruption case recuses himself
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, January 21/2019 – Anteneh Getachew, a judge at the federal high court 15th criminal bench who…
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Analysis: Inside Ethiopia’s trial of grand corruption. Who is accused of what?
Mahlet Fasil and Yared Tsegaye Addis Abeba, December 07/2018 – The last ten days inside the Federal high court…
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News: Former NISS deputy tells court rumors tempted him take his own life, denies rights abuse accusations
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, November 21/2018 – Yared Zerihun, former deputy head of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS)…
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News: Court rescinds public defender provision to high level Ethio-telecom official; police accuses former NISS anti-terrorism division head on corruption, rights abuse
Major General Kinfe Dagnew is so far the highest detainees among those suspected of massive corruption within MeTEC. Mahlet…
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Analysis: Ethiopia crackdown on corruption, human right abuses. Everything you need to know
Mahlet Fasil and Yared Tsegaye Addis Abeba, November 16/2018 – An arrest so far of more than 60 officials, mostly…
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