Tibebeselassie Tigabu
BBC Amharic
Six people have appeared in court in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, on terrorism charges relating to the alleged attempt to overthrow the Amhara state government, their lawyer has told BBC Amharic.
These are the first people to appear in court since Saturday’s violence, which left army chief Gen Seare Mekonnen and four other officials dead.
The alleged ringleader of the coup attempt, Brig Gen Asaminew Tsige, was also killed.
The judge said the suspects could remain in custody. He gave police 28 days to come up with more evidence.
Three of the six detained are members of a group called the Baladera Council, or Addis Ababa caretaker council, a political group that says it campaigns on behalf of the capital’s residents.