Two more top former security chiefs have been arrested by police in Ethiopia following a wave of arrests relating to human rights in the intelligence agency and corruption in the military run industrial conglomerate. Yared Zerihun, a former deputy intelligence chief was on Thursday arrested, with confirmation of the incident coming from Attorney General Berhanu Tsegaye. State media Fana broadcasting corporate, FBC, have also confirmed the arrest of Colonel Gudeta Olana, head of security at the state-owned Ethio Telecom. “Former deputy of NISS and Federal Police Commission Commissioner General Yared Zerihun has been apprehended by police,” Berhanu Tsegaye said on Twitter early on Thursday. In August, Ethiopia removed METEC from the $4 billion Grand Renaissance Dam project on the River Nile due to numerous delays in completing the project.

Source: Ethiopian News November 15, 2018 08:07 UTC