Ethiopia: 15 Defendants in Jawar Mohammed's File Entered Pleas of Not Guilty - Bekele Gerba, Hamza Adane, Jawar Mohammed and Shemsedin Taha Did Not Appear.

Addis Abeba — Today the Federal High Court, Lideta Branch, First Constitutional and Anti-Terrorism Bench saw the case of 24 defendants in Jawar Mohammed's file who are charged in violation of Article 240 of the 1996 Penal Code, violation of the Proclamation No. 1176 /2012 on Terrorism Prevention and Control and violation of the Telecom Fraud Proclamation No. 761/2004

Lawyers told the court that defendants Bekele Gerba, Hamza Borana, Jawar Mohammed and Shemsedin Taha could not appear in court today because they didn't make full recovery from the 40 days long hunger strike. A court session related to a plea hearing was set to take place on January 27, 2021 but could not take place after as the defendants refused to attend the plea hearing as a protest to the detention of their supporters and families.

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