The Amnesty Board led by Woyanne Minister of Justice Assefa Kesito visited the jailed leaders of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) yesterday at Qaliti prison.
The purpose of the visit, according to the Board, was to verify that the signatures on the “pardon” letter belong to the prisoners.
The Kinijit leaders in Qaliti prison, who saw the Board’s effort as a further attempt at humiliating them, didn’t welcome the visit.
The state-run Ethiopian TV reported that the Amnesty Board, after verifying that the letter was authentic, has submitted to President Girma Woldegiorgis a recommendation for full amnesty to the 38 opposition leaders and journalists out of the 71 who signed the pardon letter.
The Amnesty Board said that it was unable to review the pardon request from the other prisoners since their case is still going through the court system.
The 300lbs wheelchair-bound president is said to be a puppet of Meles Zenawi, and that the decision has already been made for him.
The “President” is expected to announce the decision today.
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