ADDIS ABABA, September 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Ethiopian 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 here 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. Enditem
|