Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemeriam Desalegn and two other government officials have been summoned by a federal high court to serve as witnesses in the ongoing terrorism and criminal trials of two Oromo opposition leaders and 15 others. They were arrested with 20 others at the end of 2015 in connection with the 2015 Oromo protests that resulted in the death of hundreds of protesters. Dejene Fita Geleta and the fifteen other defendants, made up of OFC party activists and students, remain under trial for terrorism. The hearing will resume on November 6 when the prime minister and other two top government officials are expected in court. A lot of opposition figures have been arrested and jailed in Ethiopia in connection with the 2015 Oromo protests.

Source: Ethiopian News August 18, 2017 23:03 UTC