He contends the action was part of a pattern of corruption that included signing off on shoddy repairs and even beating those who got out of line. — Yeshanew also alleged that Ethiopian maintains a jail-like detention centre at its headquarters that it used to interrogate, intimidate and sometimes beat employees who got out of line. He said he was taken there in the summer and threatened with similar treatment before coming to the U.S. and seeking asylum. — In its response to AP, Ethiopian denied a history of tampering and shoddy maintenance or using torture, and that Yeshanew was a disgruntled former employee. It said nothing was changed in the crashed plane’s records and that as soon as the accident happened, those documents were sealed and stored in a secure place for investigators.

Source: Ethiopian News October 07, 2019 18:45 UTC