death penalties in Dire Dawa
Two persons receive death penalties in Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa (ENA) - Two persons received death penalties for killing two
individuals and causing injuries on two others, the Dire Dawa High Court
desclosed.
The court in a trial Thursday passed the death verdict on Mohammed Ahmed
and Abre Terso after it found them guilty of breaking into a hotel and
killing the owner and a young man in June 1994.
The court says the criminals also caused physical injuries on two others,
stabbing them with daggers in the same hotel.
The verdict will be effected when approved by the head of state.
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Ethiopian News Agency (ENA)
Salahdin Maow
Last modified: Thu Mar 25 13:55:52 MET