| Source: Xinhua 2018-05-30 05:05:20 |
ADDIS ABABA, May 29 (Xinhua) — Ethiopia released on Tuesday a prominent rebel leader, Andargachew Tsige, and 575 others in a bid to foster national consensus and reconciliation.
Tsige, a British citizen of Ethiopian origin, has been serving a prison sentence since June 2014, for leading and directing an outlawed rebel group Ginbot 7, based mainly in Ethiopia’s arch-foe Eritrea. Ethiopian law doesn’t allow dual citizenship.
Another 575 individuals serving time on various other criminal charges were also released.
Prisoner releases are part of the Ethiopian government’s promises to institute political reform and affirm commitment to good governance.
Since the swearing of new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on April 2, several thousand prisoners including prominent opposition figures and activists have been released.
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Editor: Mu Xuequan
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