Ethiopian Attorney General orders immediate release of Yassin Juma


[Source: Daily Nation, by Tesfa-Alem Tekle]

Ethiopian Attorney General on Tuesday ordered the release of Kenyan Journalist Yassin Juma, who has been in police custody for 50 days.

Mr Juma’s lawyer Abdulletif Amee told the Nation that the Federal Attorney General’s office said the Kenyan journalist was wrongfully arrested.

“According to the Office of the Attorney General, Juma was detained wrongfully because of language barrier,” Mr Amee said.

Mr Amee, however, questioned the reason the State gave for Mr Juma’s wrongful detention…

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