Fikru Maru was jailed in 2013 and later sentenced to four years and eight months for having knowledge of corruption between a minister and a prosecutor. Now, he could be charged in connection with a fire at his prison that killed dozens of inmates in September. The details surrounding the fire are unclear but Swedish Television in Gävleborg reports that Ethiopian authorities have charged some 38 prisoners in court for causing the deadly blaze. “They have apparently decided that he will not leave the country,” said Maru’s lawyer Hans Bagner to news agency TT. Patric Nilsson, an under secretary at the Swedish Foreign Ministry, said the office has information that an indictment may be on the way.

Source: Ethiopian News November 28, 2016 03:05 UTC