National-WorldTwo convicted Ethiopian war criminals are likely to finally leave the Italian embassy in the capital, Addis Ababa, after taking refuge there for almost 30 years. The two men are now waiting for official transmission of the sentence from the Ethiopian foreign ministry, at which point they will leave. In 1977 and 1978, the Derg committed numerous human rights abuses during what was known as the Red Terror. However the Italian embassy accepted the two men because of the country’s opposition to the death penalty. Two other men, Tesfay Gebre Kidan and Hailu Yimenu, also took refuge at the embassy in 1991.

Source: Ethiopian News December 30, 2020 17:00 UTC