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Lawyers for Jawar Mohammed and others said they are receiving threats and other forms of pressure from various quarters.
A representative of a group of 13 lawyers defending Jawar and 22 others arrested in connection with a wave of ethnic unrest that followed the June murder of popular musician Hachalu Hundessa told the BBC Amharic that there is a growing pattern of systematic attempts. to intimidate them.
Representative Misgan Muleta said that they are increasingly threatened and harassed for the mere fact of exercising their profession and defending the cause of their clients. Citing her own experiences as an example, Misgan said that just as she left court a few weeks ago, she was summoned by police. “Then when I walked into the office, the person who gave me the summons took my phone and started looking, insulting and insulting me.” She said they kept her in custody after being labeled as Shene. (Group splintered from the OLF in an armed struggle against the federal government in the west of the country).
In response to the allegations, Fekadu Tsega, deputy attorney general, said he has no information about it. “But these people are legal professionals. So they know who to report to when faced with such problems. So far we have not received complaints of this type, “he said.
Image: Fekadu Tsega, Deputy Attorney General with his colleague Zinabu Tunu.
