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Jawar Mohammed will remain in prison until September 18.
borkena
September 7, 2020
The federal court of instance in Arada, in the capital Addis Ababa, rejected the request for bail rights of Jawar Mohammed and other co-defendants, including Bekele Gerba.
The government prosecutor argued against the bail rights claim saying that the crime of which they are suspected resulted in death and could result in up to fifteen years in prison which gives the court not to consider the application of bail rights.
State Media, Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporate (EBC) reported that the court also ordered the police to indict the suspects before September 18, 2020.
While the court ruled that the defendants remain in custody until then, it is unclear whether the suspects (including Jawar) will be released if the police did not charge them by the aforementioned date.
In the last week or so, a rumor has circulated on social media that the government tends to release Jawar Mohammed after a back door political negotiation. As things stand now, it remains to be seen after September 18, 2020.
Police linked Jawar Mohammed to the massacre of more than 240 people in Ethiopia’s Oromo region and the destruction of property in several cities in the region following the death of singer Hachalu Hundessa in late June this year.
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