Damage Control For Minister Zenebu or what?
It seems like TPLF led government and its 'judiciary' in Ethiopia are in a mood to make damage control following the scandal surrounding Minister Zenebu Tadesse's protesting tweet against Uganda's Anti-Gay bill on her 'hacked twitter account'. The timing and the prey/scapegoat can't go wrong; even if the prosecutor couldn't bring any eye witness account and circumstantial evidence other than just the victim's psychiatric examination, the judge opted to sentence the alleged rapist to such a harsh punishment in which he is going to spend more than a decade of his adolescent life in prison.
No Evidence but Guilty, TPLF Style
The 17-year-old teenager, was charged for allegedly
engaging in homosexual acts with his nephew and was sentenced to 14
years of jail on March 4th, 2014.
The
defendant argued denying the charges and brought four witnesses to
testify on his behalf. One of the witnesses was the father of the
victim. He insisted that his brother
