Ethiopia Court Jails Man to Seven Years for 'Defaming Govt, Disseminating Pro-Fano Messages'

Ethiopia Court Jails Man to Seven Years for 'Defaming Govt, Disseminating Pro-Fano Messages'

Addis Abeba -- The Federal High Court, Lideta Division, 1st Anti-Terrorism Criminal Bench has sentenced an individual to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him of "defaming the government" and "disseminating messages and videos on social media" and exchanging messages with another user purportedly supporting of Fano, an armed group engaged in militarized conflict against government forced in the Amhara region.