Opposition activist Berhanu Nega, pictured in 2005, has been sentenced to death in a previous trialEthiopia's government has charged three prominent opposition activists with inciting riots, destroying property and plotting a coup, a government spokesman told AFP on Wednesday. Those facing charges include Jawar Mohammed, head of the banned Oromia Media Network, and Berhanu Nega, an opposition activist who has already been sentenced to death in a previous trial. "These people caused considerable damage and they are responsible for those damages," said Fentaw Ambaw, public affairs director for Ethiopia's attorney general. But the meetings have not prevented police from arresting political activists, said Yeshiwas Assefa, chairman of the Blue Party, a major opposition group. More than 70 of his party's members have been taken into custody since the state of emergency was declared.

Source: Ethiopian News March 01, 2017 19:07 UTC