Ethiopia’s Court Sentences Oromo Political Prisoners

Ethiopian Federal Court gave a prison sentence to an Oromo nationalist and political prisoner from three to twelve years in prison.The defendants were arrested in 2010 and were accused of being members or sympathizers of the Oromo Liberation Front, or OLF, which the government considers to be a terrorist group.
Most of the prisoners are members of Oromo People`s Congress(OPC) and Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement(OFDM).
1. Teshale Bekeshi........
2. Tirfesa Megersa........Oromo People`s Congress
3. Mulatu Abdissa..........
4. Wegayehu Dejene.....
5. Bulcha Sori Guyu.......Oromo People`s Congress
6. Gutu Mulisa...............Oromo People`s Congress
7. Asfaw Angaso..........Oromo People`s Congress
8. Mezgebu Debela.....
9. Itana Senbeto........Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement
10. Taddese Gelalcha....Oromo People`s Congress
11. Waqgari lechisa.......Oromo People`s Congress

12. Gurmesa Fufa.........Oromo People`s Congress and others oromo nationalist sentences from 3 to 12 years.