Melaku Fenta and corruption case still under investigation

Begziabher Alebel, architect and shareholder of Ultimate Plan Plc, Mehireteab Abreha, brother

of TPLF veteran Seye Abreha, Fitsum Gebremedhin, business man and Tekleab Zera Biruk, the

Ethiopian Revenues and Custom Authority (ERCA) Mille branch manager, were among those

that did not celebrate the Ethiopian New Year holiday with their families as they appeared

before the Federal high court on Friday, September 13, 2013. 

The trial of high profile corruption case, launched a few months ago is still ongoing with the

Federal Ethics and Anti- corruption Commission (FEACC) expediting its investigation and

auditing.

መንግስት በወር 500ሺ ብር የሚከፍልበት መኖሪያ ቤት በቅርቡ ስልጣን ለሚለቁት ፕ\ት ግርማ ተከራየ

By Muluken Yewondwossen

Tuesday, 03 September 2013

The Office of the President is in the process of leasing a mansion for the outgoing president Girma Woldegiorgis with a monthly rate of 500,000 birr, Capital learnt.

Reliable sources indicated that the presidential office has already finalized the proper documentation process at the head office of the Documentation and Authentication Registration Office (DARO) early this week with Elias Arega, who was indicated as the owner of the house selected for the outgoing president.

Sources claimed that the house is fully equipped with the necessary amenities that suit an outgoing president. The deal also mentioned every goods that will be rented in detail.

CREW is gravely concerned about the imprisoned Ethiopian journalist, Reeyot Alemu’s health

September 21, 2013

The Center for the Rights of Ethiopian Women (CREW) is gravely concerned about the imprisoned Ethiopian journalist, Reeyot Alemu’s health condition and allegations of mistreatment.

Imprisoned Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu has been named the winner of the 2013 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

Reeyot Alemu, 32, is an internationally honored female journalist who has been an outspoken critic of the Ethiopian government’s human rights violations. She was arrested 2 years ago by the Ethiopian government and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Even though Reeyot Alemu’s charges have been reduced to 5 years, there is serious concern about her health and allegations of mistreatment while she is incarcerated. Some months ago Reeyot was placed in solitary confinement for 2weeks. A tumor in her breast remains untreated because she is denied access to medical care. In July 2013, a delegation of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights was denied access to Kaliti prison to meet with Reeyot Alemu.

የሰልፉ ዝግጅት ተጠናክሮ ቀጥሏል

ሰማያዊ ፓርቲ እሁድ መስከረም12 ለሚያካሂደው ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ የአዲስ አበባ አስተዳደር ፓርቲው የሰልፉን ቦታ እንዲቀይር የጠየቀ ቢሆንም ፓርቲው ሰልፉን በመስቀል አደባባይ እንደሚያካሂድ በአፅንኦት በመግለፅ ዛሬ ደብዳቤውን ለአስተዳደሩ የካቢኔ ጉዳዮች ኃላፊና ምክትል ኃላፊ በተገኙበት ለሰላማዊ ሰልፍና ስብሰባ ማሳወቂያ ክፍል ኦፊሰር አቶ ማርቆስ ብዙነህ አስፈርመው አስረክበዋል:: ይህ በእንዲህ እንዳለ በፓርቲው በኩል የሰልፉ ዝግጅት ተጠናክሮ ቀጥሏል ::

AU to discuss ICC trials of Kenyan leaders Summit that is likely to be held

Summit that is likely to be held in October comes amid accusations that the Hague-based court is singling out Africans. African leaders are to hold a special summit next month amid growing opposition to the crimes against humanity trials of Kenya's leadership at the International Criminal Court (ICC), officials have said. The African Union (AU) has accused the Hague-based ICC of singling out Africans for prosecution and has previously called for the court to drop the Kenya cases. The AU now wants the trials of the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Vice President William Ruto shifted to Kenya. Though diplomats say that it is unlikely that all 34 AU-member states who are ICC members will take a common position and stage a mass pullout from the organisation, officials say that option will be a topic for discussion.

Words from a prisoner of conscience at Kaliti – Andualem Aragie -Prisoner of Conscience From Kaliti Prison (a house of punishment)

First of all, may my respectful and brotherly greetings reach you all wherever you may be!

I wish to express my gratitude to you all for not succumbing to the ruling regime’s propaganda avalanche that describes me as being

Instead, you have realized that my imprisonment and that of my friends here is a symbol of the larger imprisonment of the Ethiopian people and you have become a clear and powerful expression of my stifled voice. I am grateful to you for keeping me in your thoughts and for giving such a precious value to the small sacrifice that I am making.