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Ethiopian Dignities Jailed in Anti-Corruption Campaign
Ethiopian police have arrested several top officials and businessmen in the country's current crackdown campaign against corruption, said government officials Wednesday.
Among the detained are former defense minister Siye Abraha and former head of the office of regional administration Bitew Belay, they said.
Two top officials from the state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, as well as some officials in the sugar industry have also been arrested.
The arrests followed media reports that some senior officials were involved in corruption cases such as awarding big construction and business contracts for personal benefits.
The Ethiopian government last month referred to parliament a bill providing for the establishment of a federal ethics and anti- corruption commission to root out graft.
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