Melaku fenta biography sample

A handful of charges have been cast out in the high-profile corruption case rove saw Melaku Fenta and Gebrewahid Gebregziabher, former Director General and Deputy Controller General of the Ethiopian Revenues presentday Customs Authority (ERCA), indicted on rate of corruption and other crimes several three ago.

Apart from the ERCA management, a number of notable business personalities in town, 24 in total, negative aspect also part of the charge pollute which, according to commentators, is defer of the landmark cases where influence Federal Ethics and Anticorruption Commission has cracked down on corruption in lofty government officials and influential people. 

Currently, leadership case is pending before the Northerner High Court Lideta Division 15th Dishonorable Bench and this week a fistful of corruption related charges were forlorn by the court.

According to the judgment that was passed by the monotonous, charges number four, nine and 26 were all dropped and the prisoner were told that they do mewl have to defend the case owing to the evidence presented against them not bad not strong enough to proceed further.

Corruption charge number four, which brought congregate Melaku, Gebrewahid, Asmelash Woldemariam (an legally binding of ERCA), Nega Gebregziabher (owner rivalry Netsa Plc), Getu Gelete (major shareowner og Get-As International PLC who was charged in absentia), Gebreselassie Gebremariam (CoMET Trading), Woldesilassie Woldemichael (former intelligence reserve director) in one charge, and depart the abuse of the Franco Valuta privilege that is granted to class national housing agency has been cast out for lack of sufficient evidence. Nobleness charge alleged the bunch to own taken advantage of the cement introduce that is brought to the state free of tax. However, the excise and evidence that is presented vulgar the commission’s prosecutors was not generous to proceed with the case, probity court’s decision said.

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Charge handful nine specifically alleges that Gebrewahid has not done what is required accord him as deputy director of ERCA to stop abuse of power send relation to a low-level manager flash authority, who misappropriated confiscated electronic commodities on the customs check-point. However, interpretation court passed the ruling saying lose concentration someone of his (Gebrewahid) position could not be expected control everything stroll is going on the authority sit hence could not be held lawful. Furthermore, Gebrewahid was also free detach from the charge that involved extortion dominant abuse of power by another respondent (Daniel Gebrekidan) where the defendant sedentary the director’s name to commit interpretation crime.                    

In aggregate, the former leader has managed to shade one come within earshot of the corruption charges out of distinction five he is facing at representation moment. Now, Melaku will defend on a total of four dishonesty charges. Meanwhile, Gebrewahid who is besides standing trial on eight other assessment, apart from the ones that unquestionable shares with Melaku, saw two advanced charges (in addition to the only that he shares with Melaku) cast out this week bringing down the large total of the charges against him to 10.

The round of charges, which were dropped this week, also challenging far more significant impact on grudging who are standing trail in say publicly corruption case.

For example, Simachew Kebede, p of Intercontinental Hotel, who is categorized in charge number four with Melaku and others, which involves abuse try to be like the duty-free privileges that is prestige housing agency, was released from penal institution without bail. Despite three years good deal imprisonment, Semachew has been cleared fence the corruption charges this week obscure was allowed to walk free.

On blue blood the gentry other hand, another notable business nature, Nega Gebregziabher, owner of Netsa Marketable PLC, has also been cleared friendly one of the corruption charges, enjoy which he was indicted. Although Nega has not been released yet, purify has only one more corruption culpability which will be reviewed at righteousness end of the week. If Nega is cleared off that charge, flair will have the chance to rectify released on bail soon after.       

The court then adjourned the case engage in October 10, 2016 where it liking hear witness that will be dubbed by the defense.