Bail Denied to Former President of Ethiopian Somali Regional StateBy Staff ReporterAugust 30, 2018 - The Ethiopian Federal High Court on Thursday denied bail to former President of the Ethiopian Somali regional state, Abdi Mohammed Omer, a.k.a Abdi Illey, and three other former senior officials of the state. Ethiopian federal police also charged the suspects for torching churches in the regional state. Although the suspects asked for their bail rights mentioning that they were sick and being diagnosed for hypertension, gastric alcer and poor provision of health facilities and meals at the detention center, the court denied the bail request. The court denied bail but permitted the suspects to have meals sent by their families. The court also permitted the suspects to get better treatment outside prison in case of serious illness.

Source: Ethiopian News August 30, 2018 22:07 UTC