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Court jails 32 for ‘terrorist’ plots

Ethiopian high court passed jail terms ranging between 13-20 years behind bars against 32 defendants who were found guilty of perpetrating terrorism acts. According to the state-run Ethiopian television, four of the defendants are sentenced each to 19 years of rigorous jail while the remaining 25 are sentenced to 16 years each and a 5-year ban from any of their constitutional rights.

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  • Tyrant Meles on Birtukan Mideksa


    He insisted that Birtukan's imprisonment is a judicial matter.  “I’m sure you remember me telling you releasing Birtukan was not part of the (peace) package,” Meles told reporters recently.  “It was not part of the package then, it is not part of the package now, and it will not be part of the package tomorrow.  This is a purely legal issue, and it is between her and the law.  No one can come between the two.  No one.  Not opposition parties, not our friends abroad.” VOA, August 2010

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    "There is nothing more inspiring than longing for a day when all citizens of Ethiopia fear no one but the supremacy of  the law." Former Judge Birtukan Mideksa.

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