These acts aim to interfere with the witness hearing process and to create chaos by his followers. We even previously argued the prosecution wanted to conduct a preliminary inquiry to buy time,” he said. After addressing the court, Jawar asked if he may be excused because he was not feeling well. The defense has appealed the Arada First Instance Court’s decision to hold a preliminary inquiry to the Federal High Court. Kedir said that the defense should have been provided with answers about why a preliminary inquiry was necessary.

Source: Ethiopian News August 30, 2020 09:13 UTC