Chaltu Takele moved to Oromia police custody despite bail order and held without access to lawyers or her baby
- Ref
- OHRM-2020-0082
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne
- Number of people affected
- 1
Federal authorities ignored a 28 July 2020 court bail order and transferred Chaltu Takele to Oromia police custody, where for over a week she was denied access to lawyers and family, including her baby. She was taken before Sululta district court on the same allegations and released on 11 August.
Source: Human Rights Watch, "Ethiopia: Opposition Figures Held Without Charge", 2020-08-15. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/15/ethiopia-opposition-figures-held-without-charge