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Teddy Afro’s attorney and editor of Addis Neger sentenced

Posted on by Elias Kifle

By Eskinder Nega
Source: Abbay Media

ADDIS ABABA — Judge Luel Gebremariam sentenced Teddy Afro’s defense attorney Milllion Assefa, to a month and twenty days imprisonment, while also imposing a suspended one month imprisonment on the editor of Addis Neger, Mesfin Negash.

The sentencing was for a news report that appeared on the July 26 issue of Addis Neger, which carried a story about the controversial trial of Teddy Afro. The story quoted the defendant’s attorney, Million Assefa, who spoke of his intention to press charges against the presiding judge at the judicial administration commission; which screens the judiciary.

The defendant’s attorney deemed the last ruling by the court, which mandated for the continuation of the trial after the finale of the dubious evidences presented by the state prosecutor, as illegal.

The judge conceded that the statement was made out of court and that disciplinary complaints could be filed against him, but insisted that both his and the court’s reputations have been compromised.

Judge Leul also chastised and imposed the suspended sentence on Mesfin Negash, even though he and two other journalists, Abiy Teklemariam and Girma Tesfaw, offered an audio recording of the defendant’s attorney interview for evidence.The judge maintained that they are compelled by law not to run the story because “it infringes on the reputation of the court.”

10 thoughts on “Teddy Afro’s attorney and editor of Addis Neger sentenced”

  2. woy woyane wey gud wey gud… ere sewochi min yishalal… “Mindinew gudu” new yalew “Hab Engidaw” with his new song that he dedicated to “Teddy Afro”. Woyane is doing everything and anything he can and woyanes knows that we ethiopians became feriochii and they knows they can do what ever they want and get away with it. ere gobez zim atibelu wey Ethiopia min ayinet zemen new abo

  3. this is, I think, what we all expect from an inefficient judiciary which is filled by inefficient cadres, not judges. I know Milion when I was practicing law in Addis Ababa. Although I don’t have any evidence that he has joined the woyane party, as far as my recollection goes, milion was a kind of person who is not affraid of speaking his mind. The point is that woyane dosen’t tolerate any kind of disent. On top of that their keen interest now is to let the public know that any for of resistance will be ruthlessly crushed.what a trajedy!!

  4. This is a well known and planned action always used by woyannes that has been applied so many times to accomplish their goal.Woyannes usually like to punish influential individuals that is to avoid any obstacle and to go forward with their undemocratic policy.What i experienced in the past is that woyannes often arrest any body who knows the party and its drawbacks,who has the potential to oppose them,who has a good knowledge about the country’s fate and so on.Now their target is to demoralize Tedy and his lawyer so that Tedy will not be involved in any good event that will bring democracy in Ethiopia.

  6. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Judge pulled out a pistol and shoot, the defendant, the attorney, the editors and anyone around him. Afterall, the judge has a head that has been cracked due to a life time TESTA. He had been raised bumping his head like a goat. Hence, his judgement is not only poor but also blind.
    Men, Ethiopia is not a place to call home anymore and be considered as an Ethiopian with these stone heads – Buwaaaaaaaaa!!!!

  7. Esssssssssssseeeeeeeeyyyyeeeeee….Million Assefa…yibeleh

    I am so sorry about the editior of Addis Neger, but as i showed above I am so glad that weyane has sentenced Million. However, million should’ve been sententend life prision as he read the life in prision sentence decission of meles seytanawi on kinijit leaders. This is a best lesson for all weyane caders that Meles and its tplf gangs wouldnt even care for thier partners. They said “ BESEFERUT KUNA MESEFER AYKERM” I remember this guy was one of the idiot HODAM judges that had read the meles seytanawi decision on the former kinijit leaders sentence to life in prison. Million, should’ve stayed away from being meles seytanawi loyal judge. Anyway, I don’t care about million, however, other weyane caders and loyal to weyane servers should take this lesson that meles seytanawi would not give any excuse for the sake of power. Those who didn’t take a lesson from Seye, Haylom, Kinfe and this idiot lawyer are only dummies that are chasing things for their bellies. I urge all hodam cadres of weyane to stop and take the necessary cautions before carrying out the next meles seytanawi duties.
    By the way the Ethiopian people are very welcome for those Weyane members and servers who will be deciding to leave the weyane mafia group……THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE A BETTER TIME FOR WEYANE CADRES TO GET OUT OF WEYANE THAN NOW…..otherwise if you guys wait until weyane is forcefully removed you guys will be taken all the punishment along with the major orchestrators of weyane criminal officials.

  8. It is WEYANE’s identify to establish artificial systems such as judiciary,National Election Commision, EMBA TEBAKI etc. to pretend the people including the international community that the citizens are judged fairly, democracy is prevailed, election are transparent(enken alabba)etc. What practically we see about this regim is killing inocent people on the street, revenging against any resistances,put citizen in to jail with out justice etc… Tedy Afro has also been the vicitm of the WEYANE brutal revenge as all known by free mind Ethiopians.
    SELEZEH WEYANE TIRU NEGER BISSARA NEBER YEMIGERMEW ENJI AHUN BETEFTEREW NEGER ANGEREMEM.

  9. Teddy – do not give up. U will be free one day and the world will know the truth soon. You are our hero. Yeweyane Kangaroo court can decide and do what ever it wants. But we Ethiopian lovers know their motives and know so well you were not involved in any of this. So keep UP your Moral

  10. Your comment is kind of funny Bezunesh. ‘U will be free one day’ When is that day??? I hope it is not that far… Anyways, I am pretty sure that Teddy will be out soon. There is no way he will be in prison for over a maximums. Hey and don’t forget he is writing songs in jail which will make it more profitable for him in the near future. I can’t imagine the number of people who will be going to his concerts after his release. I am sure he willl

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