World Bulletin / News DeskEthiopia has said Monday that charges brought up against 528 inmates had been dropped as part of the first phase of a recent government decision to release jailed politicians and other convicts. “The first-phase implementation of release of prisoners’ has begun and at the federal level the charges of 115 prisoners have been discontinued,” said Attorney General Getachew Ambaye on Monday. “They will be released on Wednesday.”The attorney general said the South Ethiopia Nations, Nationalities and Peoples State – a region of more than 58 ethnic groups – had dropped charges targeting 413 inmates. Since 2016 there have been widespread anti-government demonstrations in Ethiopia particularly in the two largest and most populous regions of Oromia and Amhara. The attorney general during the press briefing did not mention names of prominent political figures in jail that may or may not be released.

Source: Ethiopian News January 15, 2018 12:33 UTC