The Federal Attorney-General of Ethiopia on Wednesday dropped charges against 114 defendants who were charged on terrorism cases.
According to state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC), the attorney-general announced that it has sent a letter to the East African country’s Federal High Court requesting the dropping of charges against the reported 114 defendants suspected on terrorism cases.
According to attorney-general, the defendants will be released, following the implementation by Federal High Court upon the request by the Federal Attorne-General.
Among the defendants include Waldiba monks, whose stay in prison was a major discussion point among Ethiopians across social media platforms in recent days.
In the previous round of pardons, the Ethiopian government in February had pardoned to 746 suspects, including prominent opposition figures and journalists.
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