Addis Ababa — The tenth bench of the Federal High Court denied Major General Kinfe Dagnew's request for a public defense attorney on Thursday after police confirmed that the defendant has enough resources to hire a lawyer at court of law.
In his first appearance at the court, Kinfe told the jury that he can't afford to pay for a defense lawyer as he only receives 4, 000 birr monthly pensions and requested the court to assign him a lawyer.
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