Oromia police releases journalist Sabontu without charges
- Ref
- OHRM-2022-0194
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Shewa
The police in Oromia state released journalist Sabontu Ahmed of Finfinnee Integrated Broadcasting (FIB) who was detained on Thursday 26 May and was initially taken to the Addis Abeba Police Station located in the Lebu area, commonly referred to as Musika Sefer . Sabontu was since transferred to a police station in Bishoftu city, in Oromia on 27 May. Lami Taye, FIB Executive Director, confirmed the news of her release to Addis Standard and said that the station was in discussion with Oromia police chief Ararssa Merdasa.
Source: Addis Standard, "#ASDailyScoop: Oromia police releases journalist Sabontu without charges", published 2022-05-30. https://addisstandard.com/asdailyscoop-oromia-police-release-journalist-sabontu-without-charges/