Treason trial begins in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (The Washington Times ) - The trial of 129 lawmakers, journalists and human rights activists on treason charges opened yesterday with all but three defendants defiantly refusing to enter a plea.
"We don't want to defend ourselves because the trial's over. The prime minister has already given the ruling; punishment is the death penalty," said Birtukan Mideksa, the second-ranking officer of the outlawed Coalition for Unity (CUD) and Democracy party. More....
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (The Washington Times ) - The trial of 129 lawmakers, journalists and human rights activists on treason charges opened yesterday with all but three defendants defiantly refusing to enter a plea.
"We don't want to defend ourselves because the trial's over. The prime minister has already given the ruling; punishment is the death penalty," said Birtukan Mideksa, the second-ranking officer of the outlawed Coalition for Unity (CUD) and Democracy party. More....
"We don't want to defend ourselves because the trial's over. The prime minister has already given the ruling; punishment is the death penalty," said Birtukan Mideksa, the second-ranking officer of the outlawed Coalition for Unity (CUD) and Democracy party. More....
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