Wednesday, December 23, 2009

80-year old father of Ethiopia opposition official gets life in prison


The 80-year old father of Ginbot 7 Movement Secretary General Andargachew Tsige is among the 33 individuals who received life in prison sentence yesterday in Ethiopia. Ato Tsige Habatemariam had a heart-bypass surgery recently and suffers from a number of other ailments.




As reported earlier, the kangaroo court handed out death sentence on Ato Melaku Tefera, Dr. Berhanu Nega, Ato Andargachew Tsigie, Ato Muluneh Eyuel, Ato Mesfin Aman. Ato Melaku Tefera, a member of the UDJ was in court for the verdict. The others are sentenced in absentia.



According to ENA, the following 33 of individuals who were charged with plotting to dismantle "the constitution and the constitutional order in clandestine operation," received life in prison:



General Tefera Mammo

General Asaminew Tsige

Col. Demisew Anteneh

Major Mekonen Worku

Ato Abere Assefa

Col. Alemu Getnet

Col. Solomon Ashagire

Col. Getachew Birile

Capitain Temesgen Bayleyegn

Col Fantahun Muhaba

Major Mesekere Kassa

Capitain Misganaw Tessema

Ato Kifle Sinishaw

Ato Yeshiwas Mengesha

Ato Mengistu Abebe

Wz. Emawayish Alemu

Ato Goshyirad Tsegaw

Sgt. Amerar Bayabil

Sgt. Gobena Belay

Sgt. Yibelital Birhanu

Sgt. Yeshiwas Mitiku

Ato Wudneh Temesgen

Ato Getu Worku

Ato Tsige Habatemariam



Sentenced in absentia:



Col. Alehubel Amare, Deputy Commander of Agazi Special Forces

Ato Yaregal Yimam

Ato Daniel (?)

Ato Aweke Afework

Ato Ephrem Mandebo

Ato Daniel Assefa

Ato Chekol Getahun

Ato Fasil Yenealem

Ato Derje Habitewold



Sentenced to 10 years

Ato Adugna Alemayehu

Ato Adefris Asaminew



The kangaroo court also ordered properties of the following individuals to be confisicated:



Col. Alehubel Amara

Dr. Birahu Nega

Ato Getu Worku

Ato Yaregal Yimam

Ato Andargachew Tsige

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