Posted by Vanguad (Nigeria)
On May 15, 20178:42 pm
Eight Ethiopians have been charged on suspicion with leaking secret political and economic information to leaders of terror groups, according to report by the Ethiopia state-affiliated media outlet — Radio, Fana in Addis Ababa on Monday.
The report says the eight will stand trial in Ethiopian Federal High Court, charged with leaking information they gathered while attending government meetings in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa and Oromia regional state.
The charge sheets state that the defendants used email and telephone calls to leak security and classified information on meetings they attended during a six-year period from 2010 to 2016.
They were also alleged to have provided list of journalists and government officials for the groups to take action against them.
The report, however, did not mention any specific terror groups the individuals were allegedly associating with.