CUD Court Update, the Puppet prosecutor and his Ridiculous Recommendation

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...The prisoners entered soon after, looking well, and assumed their usual poise of courage, strength and defiance. The prosecutors followed, and then the judges. (Mohammed was absent and it appeared, for a moment, like the usual delay tactics).

It was annouced that the prosecutor would give his closing statement and that the nine who had chosen to defend would have the opportunity to present their defense in three days time (as they requested a copy of the closing prosecuting statement in order to respond).

The prosecutor began—citing the charges that remained and the penalties assigned to them according to the Criminal Code: the 2nd and 3rd charges, we were told, carry 15 years imprisonment and 10-15 years, respectively.

The 5th charge carries between 5-25 years imprisonment or, depending on the severity of the crime, life imprisonment or capital punishment; the 1st charge is also punishable by the latter.(More...)

Coalition launches campaign to markup hr 2003

-TIME IS UP! CALL TO DEMAND IMMEDIATE MARK-UP ACTION(Sample letter to be Faxed and HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Contact info included)
-Amharic translation of July 4th’s Declaration of commitment

Articles, Updates, Opinions

-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL shocked, calls for the court to reject the prosecutor's demand
-Dr Hailu Araya- A Man of Peace and Courage (Girma Kassa)
-Open letter to the Prime Minister (Berhane Mewa)
-Women’s Rights & the Need for Political Reform (Seblework)
-Washington update - 7/7/07 (Mesfin Mekonnen)
-The Millennium Disconnect (ETP)

Today’s Top Stories

-ETHIOPIA'S DEMOCRACY ON TRIAL (BBC)
-Death Sentences Recommended in Ethiopia(Guardian)
       Ethiopia prosecutor requests death (AFP)
       Ethiopia prosecutors seek death in opposition case (Reuters)
       Death Sentences requested for the opposition(CBS)
       Death sentences recommended in Ethiopia (AP)
       Ethiopian call for death penalty(BBC)
-Yalemzewd Charged with Attempting to Overthrow the govt.
       Previous ETP stories on Yalemzewd Bekele, via google
-Fallout from war on terror hits Ethiopia
-Ethiopia orders re-examination of 2 million drivers
-Chronic Corruption in Addis Abeba
-How Ethiopia rose and fell, time and again
-New attack on Somali troops in Mogadishu markets

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

-Chinese taken hostage in Niger
-Mass Zimbabwe arrests over prices
-Iraqis urged to arm themselves
-Iran slowing down uranium enrichment work
-Light gunfire at Pakistani mosque, siege in 7th day
-New 7 wonders of the world named (Shouldn’t Lalibela and Axum be somewhere on the list?)
-Robber disguised as tree hits N.H. bank

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