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Ethiopia jails 20 Muslims accused of pursuing Sharia state
[Ynet] An Æthiopian court has sentenced 20 Moslems to prison after they were found guilty of trying to establish a state ruled by Sharia law and inciting violence.They were charged under Æthiopia's controversial anti-terrorism law and convicted last month. All but one received prison terms of five and a half years. Two were journalists working for a Moslem radio station. The state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate, citing the court ruling, said Tuesday that the 20 defendants also were found to be "participating in a movement to secure the release of another Moslem group that was under detention." Moslems have long felt marginalized in Æthiopia and have carried out a number of protests since 2011. Some were met with force, and many protest leaders were enjugged Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! Posted by: trailing wife 2017-01-04 |
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