ሰበር ዜና: በእነ አንዱዓለም አራጌ እና በጋዜጠኛ እስክንድር ነጋ ላይ የተላለለፈው ፍርድ በ/ጠ/ፍ/ ቤት ፀና

 by wosenseged g/kidan and addis neger


 




በእነ አንዱዓለም አራጌ እና በጋዜጠኛ እስክንድር ነጋ ላይ የተላለለፈው ፍርድ በ/ጠ/ፍ/ ቤት ፀና፡፡ እነ አንዱዓለም አራጌ ያቀረቡትን ይግባኝ መርምሮ የመጨረሻ ውሳኔ ይሰጣል ተብሎ ሲጠበቅ የነበረው ጠ/ፍ ቤት ዛሬ ሚያዝያ 24 ቀን 2ዐዐ5 ዓም በሰጠው ብይን፣ ይግባኝ ባዮች በሽብርተኛነት ተግባር ላለመሳተፋቸው አሳማኝ የሆነ መከላከያ አላቀረቡም ብሏል፡፡ በዚህ የተነሳ የከፍተኛውን ፍ/ቤት ውሳኔ ሙሉ በሙሉ አፅንቷል፡፡





“እውነት ተደብቆ አይቀርም” እስክንድር ነጋ (ከፍርዱ በኋላ በችሎት ውስጥ)

“የተከራከርነው ፍትህ እናገኛለን ብለን አይደለም፤ ፍትህ ወዳድ በመሆናችን ነው” ናትናኤል

“ የእኛን ጉዳይ ለመከታተል እዚህ ስለተገኛችሁ እናንተ የእኛ ጀግኖች ናችሁ” አበበ ቀስቶ

“የእስክንድር ወንጀል አገር መውደድ ብቻ ነው” (ሰርካለም ፋሲል- ከፍ/ቤት ውሳኔ በኋላ)

“ግንቦት ሰባት የእስክንድርን እጅ የመጠምዘዝ ኃይል የለውም” (ሰርካለም ፋሲል በችሎት ውስጥ የተናገረችው)

An Ethiopian court on Thursday dismissed the appeal of blogger Eskinder Nega and opposition leader Andualem Arage who were jailed last year for terror-related offences. "The sentencing is still correct so there is no reduction," said Supreme Court judge Dagne Melaku, confirming Eskinder's jail term of 18 years and Andualem's life sentence. One of the charges -- serving as a leader of a terrorist organisation -- was dropped, but had no affect on sentencing. After the ruling, Eskinder made an emotional appeal to the court which was crowded with family, friends and diplomats. "The truth will set us free," he said. "We want the Ethiopian public to know that the truth will reveal itself, it's only a matter of time." Both men are accused of links to the outlawed opposition group Ginbot 7. "The walls of justice will be demolished," Andualem told AFP. Four other men also jailed for terror-related charges had their appeal quashed. One other defendant, however, Kinfe Michael, had his sentence reduced from 25 years to 16 years. Rights groups have called Ethiopia's anti-terrorism legislation vague and accuse the government of using the law to stifle peaceful dissent. "I am very sad, I am very angry, I cannot talk rationally," Eskinder's wife Serkalem Fasil told AFP after the decision. Defence lawyer Abebe Guta said that justice had not been served, and that if his clients agreed, they would appeal to court of cassation, Ethiopia's highest court. Ethiopia has one of the most restricted media in the world and the highest number of journalists living in exile, according to US-based press watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists. Last year Eskinder was awarded the prestigious PEN America's "Freedom to Write" annual prize. Rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch condemned the initial conviction of the Eskinder in July 2012.

— Ethiopia confirms jail for Eskinder Nega and Andualem Arage (2 photos)