Dejene Tafa, Mestaward Temam and Jawar Mohammed’s computer engineer charged
Addis Ababa: September 2, 2020 (FBC) Former OFC leaders Dejene Tafa, Mestaward Temam and Jawar Mohammed’s computer engineer Misha Adam have been indicted in the Federal High Court.
The case is divided into two: the first defendant, Dejene Tafa, and Mestward Temam, and the second, Misha Adam.
Prosecutors allege that the government’s term ends after Meskerem 30 ,2012, with the intent to use force, threats, and other illegal means to co-operate with its unarrested accomplices in violation of the provisions of Article 1996 under 238(2) of the FDRE Criminal Code. there won’t be any government to continue and formulating a transitional government , ”the prosecutor said.
“Menelik and similar monuments in the country must be demolished; Oromo qerros must burn the property of other nations.” “We are no longer crying alone. We are still finished. The children of narcissists have finished us. Go to Menelik’s statue and demolish it. If a narcissist comes, take action against them. In order to carry out their mission, the first defendant, Dejene Tafa, organized youths with Bekele Gerba, a suspect in the same case, and received a phone call with his accomplices on the phone, “We must return the body of hachalu to Addis Ababa.” The indictment alleges that the bodies were returned to Addis Ababa by a group of youths.
Dejene is accused of ordering the government to close its road to Dembel in the Bale zone of Oromia State at around 5:10 pm on June 22, and to make a final effort to overthrow the government.
It also said that on June 23, the unarrested collaborators in West Welega Nejo woreda ordered the demolition of local government structures.
The second defendant, Mesteward Temam, was ordered to return to Addis Ababa after violating the order of Jawar Mohammed to return to Addis Ababa and creating conflict at the entrance of the Oromo Cultural Center, destroying the property of the Oromia Regional Bale Zone Dembele Administration Office and the Community Police Bureau. Prosecutors say more than 824,000 birr worth of private restaurants and liquor businesses have been set ablaze, including 3.7 million birr worth of property, including five restaurants and an oil refinery, and 5 million birr worth of vehicles were burnt. In Addis Ababa, six people were killed and a public safety crisis was reported, with defendants charged with conspiracy to commit a felony and conspiracy to commit felony criminal mischief.
The defendants received the charges and asked the court to consider the charges and grant them bail.
Prosecutors in the Federal High Court’s First Anti-Terrorism Criminal Trial Chamber have argued that the charges may pen 15 years in prison and that they will be denied bail under the Code of Conduct.
The trial court rescheduled the hearing.
Misha Adam has also been charged with telecom fraud.
In violation of the provisions of Article 9/1 of Telecom Fraud Proclamation No. 761/204, Jawar Mohammed imported satellite equipment from Ethiotelecom without the permission of Ethiotelecom and installed Jawar Mohammed’s residence near Bole Sub-City Woreda 1 Japanese Embassy in Bole Sub-City on mobile phones, tablets and On July 4, 2012, users of personal data and video systems within five to 25 kilometers of access to the Internet, a private network system in their home, and video data communication were arrested after they removed them from their homes. .
He has been charged with trespassing on telecom infrastructure.
Defendant requested bail, but the prosecutor denied bail, citing a sentence of more than 20 years.
The trial court rescheduled the hearing for tomorrow.
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