Ethiopian Police Ordered to Speed up Corruption InvestigationsEthiopian Federal High Court has ordered police to finalize their investigations into the cases of suspected corrupt business persons and the politicians behind them within 10 to 14 days, media in Addis Ababa reported on Tuesday.The court has said it did not find it convincing to extend the investigation by six months, although it acceded that the probe being undertaken by the Federal Audit Commission into a number of high-profile businessmen and politicians needed "ample time". The court ordered the commission to speed up its investigation and present the findings as soon as possible. The order came after the police asked for a further extension of time "to come up with detailed and holistic results into the cases", the Walta Information Center said. However, defense lawyers of the suspects objected to an extension, saying the police relied on "pretexts" to be given more time to hold the suspects. Among those being investigated is the country's former defense minister Siye Abraha. |
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