by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 12, 2018) The general prosecutor said the former head of the National Intelligence and Security Services Agency was the person who coordinated the foiled assassination attempt against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in June. Berhanu Tsegaye, the prosecutor general told a gaggle of reporters in Addis Ababa that his office and the police have done ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (August 15, 2018) The federal court of first instance in Addis Ababa gave additional 8 days to police that is investigating suspects in foreign countries linked to the June 23 assassination attempt on the life of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Police have requested the court for additional 14 days to further investigations on the prime ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (August 8, 2018) One of the suspects on trial for the June 23 assassination attempt on the life of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed was the anti-terrorism head with the Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), the country’s spy agency. Tesfaye Urge, one of the about 30 suspects arrested after the June 23 assassination ...