Britain calls for major diplomatic Ethiopia on the arrest of the official opposition London / 4 August 2014 / With / summoned Britain, on Monday, the Ethiopian charge daffaires to express concern about the arrest of an official in the Ethiopian opposition holds British citizenship, was sentenced to death after he was accused of trying to overthrow the government. Sentenced to Andarjachio Tesi death in absentia in 2009, and then, three years later, another court issued a judgment against him to life imprisonment. And was arrested in Yemen earlier this year, was handed over to Ethiopia. The foreign ministry summoned the British, today, one of the largest Ethiopian diplomats in London for a meeting with Minister Mark Simmonds, who expressed serious concern that he was not allowed to contact the British Consulate Andarjachio. A statement by the British Foreign Mr. Symonds asked the charge daffaires to urge his government to honor previous commitments to provide consular access without any delay and provide guarantees that they do not intend to implement the death penalty, which was issued in absentia.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:07:38 +0000
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