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Ethiopia: Crowd, Chaos Mare Top Singer's Court Hearing
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The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)
22 April 2008
Posted to the web 22 April 2008
Addis Ababa
Top singer Tewodros Kassahun, better known as Tedi Afro, who appeared at the High Court on Monday was ordered to stay at Kaliti prison for two more nights until Wednesday, owing to what the court said was "inappropriate act" on the part of his fans who made it to the court to witness the trial.
The court said it was impossible to proceed with the hearing with shouting protesters around, prompting it to adjourn the artist's trial.
In accordance to the decision last Thursday, Tedi appeared in court on Monday for a bail hearing procedure.
But in the presence of hundred's of the artist's fans the court on Monday didn't rule whether or not the artist deserved the right for release on bail.
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Tedi was arrested on Thursday in a two-year pending, controversial car accident in which he was alleged to kill a pedestrian.
He denies all that, saying he neither was around the place of accident at that point in time, nor had he any kind of accident, as described by his accusers.
The court is expected to pass verdict in what the police said was to be a closed door hearing, apparently to avoid any clashes with security.
A Nation which prides itself with the highest per capitia accident in the World is faced with a major challenge. As a biased big fan of Teddy Afro, it will be naive to assume my objectivity in this matter.
For all practical purposes, a traffic accident, however horrific, is a civil matter in Ethiopia. I am afraid Ethiopia is one of the few countries where drunk driving isn't an offense per se. It is open secret that traffic lights and the rules as well take off after dusk in Addis. Hardly anyone obeys the basic traffic regulations. A rd... [Read Full Text]
I do not understand why this is taken as a special issue and given this kind of special focus. Just a man who is suspect of murder is under arrest as it happens to any Ethiopian and he should wait in jail untill decission is given by the court. Whether this guy arranges a group of gang said to be fans should not make his case special and bias the process of law.
u do not understand why this is taken as a special issue? but let me tell u that this is a apecial issue cause 1.the trajedies that will be made by tje govt are under ? b/c the govt was their tring to collect signatures of its people to sue teddy by his songs. 2.he said he has not done that crime.... and other main reasons that make the case under?
tedi is the king.at this time i wish i can be in place of his.almighty god will help him.
tedi is the king.at this time i wish i can be in place of his.almighty god will help him.
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