Ethiopia: Oromia Prosecutors Charge Veteran Opposition Party Leader for Illegal Possession of Firearms

[Addis Standard] The criminal charge was filed a day after Lidetu discontinued his defense team saying his trial so far was politically motivated. Prosecutors charged him with Ethiopia's newly enacted "Firearm Administration & Control Proclamation" under a clause penalizing possession of bulk firearms, although Lidetu was initially accused of illegaly possessing a single pistol.