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Arbitrary Detention medium West Wollega

ECX announces release of detained employees of six branches; offices remain closed

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OHRM-2022-0177
Date of incident
Zone
West Wollega

Netsanet Tesfaye, Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) Corporate Communication Bureau head, told Addis Standard that employees of the six of its branches who were arrested without any charges were released last Saturday. The offices however remain closed while there are ongoing discussions to open the branches officially, Netasanet said. Lemma Befekadu, the manager of ECX branch in Gimbi town, told Addis Standard that the aforementioned employees [including him] are out on bail without any legal procedure.

Source: Addis Standard, "News: ECX announces release of detained employees of six branches; offices remain closed", published 2022-05-10. https://addisstandard.com/news-ecx-announces-release-of-detained-employees-of-six-branches-offices-remain-closed/

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