Ethiopia: Federal Judges Adjourn Key Verdict On Qilinto Prison Fire in the Absence of 38 Defendants

Judges at the federal high court 19th criminal bench have this morning adjourned a key verdict involving 38 prisoner defendants charged with terrorism offenses in the absences of all the defendants. Today's hearing was to decide on whether defendants were not guilty or guilty of the offenses they are accused of. This is the second time the court has postponed the key decision for another hearing.

The 38 inmates, including first defendant Captain Masresha Sete, a former military officer, and 13th defendant Dr. Fikru Maru, an Ethiopian born Swedish cardiologist, are accused of masterminding the Qilinto prison in Sep. 2016. During the verdict hearing on March 12, the judges have said they were too busy to exhaustively look at all the documents and have adjourned the hearing for today.

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