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Court orders Oromia Prosecutor to file charges on journalist Tamerat Negera within two weeks

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OHRM-2022-0061
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Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne

Judges at Gelan district court of the Oromia Regional State Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne today ordered prosecutors of Oromia’s Attorney General office to file charges on journalist Tamerat Negera, who has been under Oromia police custody for the past three months, within 15 days. Despite being in police custody for 90 days, no charges were filed on Tamerat as of today.

Source: Addis Standard, "News: Court orders Oromia Prosecutor to file charges on journalist Tamerat Negera within two weeks", published 2022-03-10. https://addisstandard.com/news-court-orders-oromia-prosecutor-to-file-charges-on-journalist-tamerat-negera/

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