Dr Merera Gudina, leading opposition figure in Ethiopia and Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), has finally been charged with terrorism by Ethiopian prosecutors. The privately run Addis Standard news portal reported that the opposition chief was charged along with two others. Jawar Mohammed a popular Oromo activist and Executive Director of the Oromia Media network and Berhanu Nega, were also charged with terrorism. Breaking- #Ethiopia/n prosecutors have formally charged prominent opposition leader Dr. #MereraGudina & two others with him with terrorism — Addis Standard (@addisstandard) February 23, 2017Gudina, during his last appearance in court vehemently denied any terrorism allegations and said that he had spent his life teaching against the ideals of violence and terrorism. Some European countries have lifted their travel advice for Ethiopia with the ‘return to peace.’SUGGESTED READING Ethiopia: A year after protests started – Timeline of events [1]

Source: Ethiopian News February 23, 2017 14:15 UTC