Alem Asrat
Ethiopian Review Correspondent
Jan 27, 2007
Addis Ababa - The harassment and jailing of journalists and members of opposition parties continue unabated. The latest victim is Ato Abraham Reta of Ruh newspaper.
Abraham was charged with defamation, but he was released on 2,000 birr bail 10 months ago after spending 4 months in jail.
The defamation charge against Abraham states that he wrote in Ruh newspaper that a certain report by the state-run Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) was unsubstantiated.
The court yesterday made a mockery out of justice by ruling that Abraham has defamed the ENA and sentenced him to six months in jail.
Ruh newspaper has been shut down since November 2005 along with all the other independent newspapers. The editors and reporters are currently either in jail, or in hiding.
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