‘Court should use another means’ –Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporate (EBC) ‘Let translators come here and translate live here at the hearing’ prosecutor ‘The intention is simply to let us stay here in prison’ Bekele Gerba It is to be recalled that the court, on Gurmessa Ayano et al case, did give verdict so that prosecutor […]
Trials Update
Court gives another adjournment to hear prosecutor audio-visual evidence against OFC leaders (March 29/2017 hearing)
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 […]
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 […]
Court denied bail to OFC leader Dr. Merera Gudina (March 10/2017 hearing)
It was remembered that jailed Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) leader Dr. Merera Gudina has requested bail on 03 March 2017 hearing. And federal prosecutor submitted his objection of bail request on 09 March 2017 to the court. Accordingly, Federal High Court Lideta Branch 19th criminal bench has given verdict on the bail request in March […]