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23 convicted of terror offences in Ethiopia

Xinhua, May 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Ethiopian Federal High Court has convicted 23 individuals of terror offences spanning a 10-year period from 2004-2014.

According to a report on Wednesday by the pro-government media outlet Radio Fana, the defendants were accused of trying to mobilize the public to agitate for a government based on Islamic Sharia law as well as advocating refusal to pay taxes to the central government.

The charge sheet said the convicts had formed armed cells and engaged in robbery and murders in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Oromia region and Southern region of the country.

The Federal High court has adjourned the case for sentencing of the convicts for May 16. Endit