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Ethiopian Minister's Wife Accused of Using Saudi Cash in Unrest

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10/30/12

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Ethiopian Minister's Wife Accused of Using Saudi Cash in Unrest

Ethiopia civil service minister Junedin Sado's wife is implicated in the charge

Ethiopian Minister's Wife Accused of Using Saudi Cash in Unrest

By William Davison

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg)
-- Ethiopian authorities charged a minister’s wife with terrorism for using money from the Saudi Arabian Embassy to pay for Islamic protests against the government, defense lawyer Temam Ababulgu said.

Habiba Mohammed, wife of Civil Service Minister Junedin Sado, was among 29 people charged with terrorism offenses in an Ethiopian court yesterday, Temam said yesterday in an interview outside the court in the capital, Addis Ababa.

Nine members of a 17-person committee formed to dispute the government’s control of the Islamic council, which has led the demonstrations, were also among the 29 charged under a 2009 terrorism law the U.S. and United Nations have criticized as too broad. Habiba was charged with belonging to and aiding a terrorist organization, Temam said.

Muslims in Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, have been holding protests at mosques for more than a year against government control of an Islamic council, some of which turned violent. The government accuses the group of being led by extremists who want to convert the secular nation into an Islamic state.

A call today to the Saudi Embassy in Addis Ababa was not answered. State Minister of Communications Shimeles Kemal did not immediately answer two calls to his office today.

The defendants will answer the charges at the next hearing, scheduled for Nov. 22, Temam said.

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31 comments

Comment from: Amora [Visitor]
We want make sure they are guilty beyond reasonable dought before they are sentenced. I know the justice system there in not good, but if they found more evidence they should pay the price. Our country was the only place where you can find religious harmony than any place, but now others are jelious and want to keep us backward and ignorant by funding and instigating problems. We know who is behind all of this; Saudi, Eritrea, Egypt, Sudan and other interested countries seem to have invested intrest to make the horn unsafe place, we need to denounce and fight back these kind of masterminding. They have tried so many things now, Religion is their last resort to keep us in dark and under developed. People need to wake up and say no to religion indiffrences. Ethiopia need to take decisive action against these hostile countries sever deplomatic mission.
10/31/12 @ 01:01
Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
Whatever Agazi Bandits ,Tigre Mafiosis and Kersam Bandas say and write Junedin Sado and his wife are from their own clan and firm .Directly and Indirectly they were also enjoying on such illegal business .Afterall ,it's not a secret to anybody the close link of the then Crime Minister and his Agazis with Gulf States Emirs ,Iran ,Arab Despots and International Jihadist Groups .
10/31/12 @ 01:51
Comment from: Netsamet [Visitor]
There might be extromists envolved but it is better ti see those people to comw back to rheir senses. There are extrimists from chriatians too. But we have to be carefull that to deferentiate the innosent onea from the extrimists. If there are pwople who are crying about these exteimists who are in jail those people must be extrimists. The Ethiopian gov should watch those people.
10/31/12 @ 02:30
Comment from: elias [Visitor]
it is very sad Ethiopian justice system become backward,we ethiopian muslim elect our representative (the committees) when the government interference our religion,the government lable our committees as terrorist.without ethiopian muslim there is no development,they are our heroes specially abubeker ahmed.
10/31/12 @ 02:53
Comment from: asiga [Visitor]
Amahara mussie and congratulations on your long story but I do not know what course arab Juliie blessing will always govern you and you can do nothing. because your slaves and will continue to talk to you about your long History. forget it. arabs are chosen people, and will use such countries (sudan.somalia.eretria djibouti and maybe even southern sudan.)
war against you.
make no difference whether or not you hated arab will remain king.
10/31/12 @ 04:21
Comment from: Fanta [Visitor]
If the Ethiopian Gov. believes that Habiba Mohammed has committed a crime, then they should also consider close down the Saudi Embassy who is big culprits of terrorism.
10/31/12 @ 05:45
Comment from: siso [Visitor]
William Davison


Are you still there? Who invited you to be there? Is it the Ethiopian government or people? You are there by yourself for your own interest thinking you can do anything you like in any time and place/office in Africa. Because you feel superiority among them.


"A call today to the Saudi Embassy in Addis Ababa was not answered. State Minister of Communications Shimeles Kemal did not immediately answer two calls to his office today".

Who are you calling them? They have other important things to do rather than answering phones to small Individuals like you doing anything bad against others for their own interest and benefit.

What is your plan and what is going to be your contribution to the matter when you are spending time, energy and calling as far as the highest offices? You are nothing man but looking reasons to inflame and worsen the situation. Because this is the nature of the English and some American journalists. Chaos, conflict, war, disasters and son on are your best places to work and get results.

But not in Ethiopia. You are exposed and very match known as dangerous to the nation. Stop writing about Ethiopia a country doesn't belong to you. Observe how Africans and also Ethiopian journalists behave and life condition in your country. They are not interfering in your country internal affairs but trying to survive doing anything possible.
10/31/12 @ 07:15
Comment from: fact [Visitor]
Yes! Muslims in Ethiopia enjoy their freedom as never been before. Majority Ethiopian muslims never complained or questioned about their Ethiopianism. They were Ethiopians, they are Ethiopian, and they always been Ethiopians. Arab expansionists want to drag Ethiopia to an extremist state of Islam. They used young Ethiopian muslims to advance their wish to become one in the name of government interferance. There are two major religions in Ethiopia. Muslim and christian. Their fellow christians excersice different christian sect and they live together peacefully without any hatered and or bombing fellow christians or any citizen. The same should go for muslims. Any mulim person in Ethiopia have the right to excersice any sect new or old like their christian brothers and sisters as long as they are peaceful and able to live with their counterpart. Besides that, any muslim exteremist who carry out or advance foreign agenda or who take money for this evil purpose shuold be punished severly in the land of Ethiopia. We don't need any disturbances on our land. We have enough problems to deal with such as severe poverty that should be taking care of than allowing another headache financed by Iran, Egypt, and other catalyst tiny countries. Any muslim who claims religious intereferance or unhappy with the present religious freedom and want to excersice islam extremism suit yourself to go to Afgahnistan, Iran, Saudi, Egypt and other countries to practice it freely before it is too late to escape from Ethiopia and I guarantee you there are many countries to choose from.
10/31/12 @ 07:32
Comment from: Burik [Visitor]
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TPLF small minded supporters,did not learn,about How Ethiopians suffer under TPLF terrorist group and they are still showing their Loyalty to TPLF rather then showing the people of Ethiopia!! Mrs Meles stole billions tax payer Ethiopians money but she did not face corruption charge because TPLF in charge of our beloved country Ethiopia Also 85 thousands Ethiopians in TPLF jail with out any charge but TPLF terrorist group,when Ethiopia citizens ask their right then The calling them "Terrorist"!!Its not fair for justice when We ethiopia united fight you!! I am sure they will say "sorry" but WE ETHIOPIANS WILL SHOW YOU>WHO IS TERRORIST!! All Ethiopians must fight the right of our beloved people of Ethiopia even We Ethiopians have Political difference does not means we must against or hate each other or Our people Ethiopia living under Terrorist regime Tigray People la-portion front so Please Be aware,If we fight each other or hate each other that means TPLF military Tags have big opportunity to rule in wrong direction, our beloved country Ethiopia!! Let fight the right of our people rather then against each other!! Power the people of All Ethiopians!!!
10/31/12 @ 08:01
Comment from: Kassech [Visitor]
Most likely she will get the death penalty.
10/31/12 @ 08:34
Comment from: Rezak [Visitor]
Wey tegab ! weyane pass their lemit
... I remember the story nerated by my dad ones up on a time they were white red black bulls they live together they sleep together when they were together they watch each other not to be attacked by
wolf or whome ever enemy's one day a black one think i can be easly watched in dark night by wolf because of I stay with white bulls why I don't kicked the white bull out the group then he got kicked out the group then the wolf eat him easy they could save him but they didn't help him when he attack by wolf then now again the black one think still i am a risk If I live with a red bull let me kick a red bull out Then if sleep no one can see me at night then he kicke the red bull then again the wolf eat the red bull now wolf come to eat the black bull when the byte the black bull the black bull couldn't servive but before he died he said to the wolf when you first atack the white bull we alowed you we didnt do any thing that the day I oready gotten eat today I have no strength to defend my self that is what him the black bull last word ....... I brought this story because of this is what happen our country Ethiopia . weyane killed thousand oromo and Ogaden ppl then he passed the border and invade Somalia and kill thoused muslim and giving the USA air base in arebamench and became number one supporter of Sudan saparation .......now what .........killing Ethiopian Muslim and now he use terrorism law to kill and put ppl I'n jail what is next .....gafdaffe is gone husnimubark is gone .......do u see what I see ......why weyane recently a lot of be heavier change why why .....
10/31/12 @ 09:17
Comment from: Habesh [Visitor]
HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM EXTEMIST DIASPORA OPPOSITIONS

Copy and pest on google

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XS_1CimMK0
10/31/12 @ 10:19
Comment from: justice prevails [Visitor]
In today's world nothing is more dangerous than Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia,Qatar,Egypt and Iran. They all have one common goal: Imposing Islam (convert Christians,Jews,Hindus,Buddhas and others) by force and see the whole world governed by notorious Sharia Law.But the West have been reluctant to take actions against these Muslim Expansionists(Muslim terrorists and their supporters Saudi Arabia,Egypt,North Sudan,Iran,Qatar, etc) who are intoxicated by their oil money.We are witnessing the situation in Mali. In Ethiopia, Saudi Embassy is evidently supporting(financing) the
terrorists.For these barbaric uncivilized Arabs, destabilizing Ethiopia is crucial to control the whole East Africa and there by cause problem to the only democratic country in the ME, Israel. Now that Egypt is controlled by MB, it is gonna get worse.Hence, the peace loving world community must act now before it is too late.This is what have to be done:
- Help them develop the economies of Ethiopia and South Sudan
- Help them improve the living conditions of these people.
- Help them build democracy and improve human rights issues .
Ethiopia have never in history surrendered to or given up the fight with Muslim terrorists. Fortunately, the majority Muslim population in Ethiopia are peace loving and moderate.

Long live Ethiopia!
God bless all the people of Ethiopia!!!
10/31/12 @ 10:51
Comment from: Belay [Visitor]
rezak,
can you focus on the story. the lady was caught carrying money and other things from the saudi embassy. she herself is not denying that. now last time i checked saudi embassy is not a bank and the lady is no ordinary woman, she is a wife of a minister. on the other hand saudiarabia is one of the front nation in expanding the strict form of islam using its resourse, now do the math..
10/31/12 @ 11:02
Comment from: Gragn Ahmed [Visitor]
Fanta [Visitor]

it looks like you own Ethiopians. You suggest Saudi embassy close? What you mean? There are million muslims who depend on Saudi money for a livelihood. When Wayane is in trouble it is always pinting fingers at others. Now, Wayane lost control over christian orthodox and he is losing ground over Muslims if they continue to act foolish. Ethiopia muslims don't get help from West like the pentes do. We will defend Saudi Embassy and other Muslim countries give enough support for the people of Ethiopia in particular Ethiopian muslims. As it happens orthodox and pentes have built enormous and numerous institutions up to college level. The Muslims are the ones that have no institution to their side in Ethiopia. Only a few mosques built here and there will not make Ethiopian Muslims strong in science.

10/31/12 @ 11:32
Comment from: Gragn Geday [Visitor]
Gragn Ahmed the cross dresser Luti,

You and your fellow terrorists will only end up wakeing up the rather dormant Orthodox Christians. You know what will happen when the northerners unite and fight. No one can't stop them even your skirt wearing Arabs knows about them. Guregna shintam. Don't under estimate their silence. When it comes to their religion they will fight you for hundreds of years. You will be the first one to run. We have to monitor cowards like you not to enter the blessed land of Ethiopia.
I don't know about Al Habesh but I love them now. Anything is better than you hateful people.
10/31/12 @ 12:36
Comment from: my2cents [Visitor]
It is hard to take sides on the issue. On one hand you have the monstrous tplf who are doing with all their might to ruin the country and who have been all their lives been, like their cousins the eritreans, working for their Arab ancestors. And on the other side you have the Arab-driven Muslims who want to flex more muscle and contest our identity. If these Friday demonstrations escelate into some thing dangerous, some five-thousands hardcore tplfs and their families simply depart with their U.S, British, Italian ... passports. No big deal. The Muslims/Islamists are the only threat left for tplf - and they have the capability to unlodge the oligarch. Bereket and a few others would like to see that acenario play out. No surprise there. Three to five thousands may die in the process. And don't be surprised if the Saudis once again invest big in Ethiopia in the next few months as long as tplf is around - or at least enjoy fresh maids with their prime beef, rice and flowers - all courtesy Ethiopia and their blood, thanks the tplf.


http://alturl.com/nogxx

10/31/12 @ 13:39
Comment from: Nostra Daimus [Visitor]
*****
The Chinese Embassy with their Mao Redbooks before
the Derg were able to spread their Communist teachings which
gave rise to Communist groups like the Derg. These books were
introduced through the Embassy mail which could not be touched.
This resulted in the formation of the Derg and eventually the loss
Of many Ethiopian lives.
Once again Freedom, Peace, Integrity and Cohesiveness of Ethiopia is
Being threatened by a foreign Embassy. That’s why Alamudin was never
Catered by Eritrea because they knew his money came with hooks attached
They also knew some others were behind him.
Freedom is not free! Ethiopia should be vigilant. Install HD Cameras
All over Addis. Require big hotels to install Cameras and keep transcripts.
Big Brother? Yes, we need it if that what it takes.

10/31/12 @ 14:51
Comment from: Gragn Ahmed [Visitor]
Gragn Geday [Visitor]

Guregna bete neh. Since when have Ethiopian christians won over Muslims? Who the hell you talking about sleeping orthodox? where are they sleeping? along Meles? Why don't you wake them up if you are really wonde? What have you got? You have been writing all the years along with Assta Getu on one hand and fetawrari on the other hand? My simple question is why don't you wake up and do the man stuff instead of blaming Wayane? Wayane is even now siding with you after deserting Muslims. The only christian lovers are the ah bash and you can have them. But don't brag here, neftam awre. I am warning you to label ethiopian muslims as terrorists. We are simply tired of you northern stupid coptic religion.

10/31/12 @ 15:16
Comment from: Ambessa [Visitor]
*****
The justice is so bad there, I am sorry to those people.I am not sure what is the governemnt's interest behind this scene? if it is because of she was getting money in order to expand mosques and islamist!? I don't know if it is wrong or not? and if she did any terrist related activity the court must make clear things. otherewise we the christians try to build churches and preach the gospel, it is clear that the islam also will the same. please let's not be blind and we need to watch carefully what is going. and so on.
10/31/12 @ 16:09
Comment from: Belay [Visitor]
ambessa you have a point there government should not interfere in religion in a secular country like ethiopia. some one ought to tell the new PM HMD to tame down his religious life style and keep his religion to himself now that he is a prime minister. you simply can not have your cake and eat it too. he needs to learn from meles and mengistu h/m.
ethiopia is for all except for the extremes from all religions and a prime minister shouldnt be one of them.
10/31/12 @ 17:08
Comment from: justice4all [Visitor]
It is the duty of the government to store law and order. Anyone who commits crime must be judged according to the low. The government must work hard to clear such threat from our country. But it must be done according to the low. Justice must be done. There are a lot of terrorists and enemy of Ethiopia like Ahmed Gragn& Asseta G on this website. Noone claims Ethiopian muslims are terrorists.But if there is any sign of radicalisation the gvt should have zero tolerance. There are few intruders and bandas like Gragn Ahmed and Asseta G who spit their venom on this web site. Terrorism doesn't benefit even the terrorist themselves. Look Pakistan, Afighanstan, Iraq etc. Musilm kills musilm. No one benefits. No one wins. They all are loosers. We will fight terrorism with all our knowledge and power and defend our country, tradition and our religion. Ethiopian musilms doesn't have any problem with Ethiopian christians. Please true Ethiopians on this website don't recite hatered, compusion or war among Ethiopian christians and musilms where even the two live in the same house hold. But we should undestand that enemies of Ethiopia& thick skulls who cannot understand the outcome of their action can keep their coward barking on this website. I have a deal with the coward Ahmed Gragn. Which south are you talking about when you say ppl of south? Where are from? Don't you know south Ethiopia? I think you are talking about your kebele or woreda. Your thick skull can't think further.
10/31/12 @ 17:10
Comment from: abdul [Visitor]
History repeating him self 100 thousandEthiopian Muslim were
Killed by the authority of atse yohanes all wello ppl the use to be 100 % Muslim atse yohanes force them to convert Christianity today Ethiopia Muslim weyane said either u have to accept ahabash if not we will level u terrorism ..........Ethiopian Muslim never oppose Ethiopia Muslim leader not to work with the government ( or been cadere for government ) but how come 99% suni Muslim can be represent by ahabash let me give u example. Can orthodox represent by Protestant ? this is what happen in muslim in Ethiopia this never happen derg time never happen hileselase time think abt what this idiot weyane try to do he invite Muslim to go to war that what he want but we didn't responde yet but soon he will see
10/31/12 @ 18:24
Comment from: tes [Visitor]
why are u guys blaming ethiopian moslems ? if u want to blame, blame saudi arabia who is the source of billions of petro dollars they have just un imaginable amount of money in the bank and they they want to do with it some relegious staff, like building mosks and medrasses allover poor african countries.that's how they done it ever since they became rich from the sale of their oil.
10/31/12 @ 19:42
Comment from: HagereEthiopia [Visitor]
This is a no brainer dudes.

Who trusts Tplf/Eprdf? He who does will loose. Tplf/Eprdf lies all the time, really!! This is no exception this is not a religious thing it is Tplf trying to control Muslims as they have done with Christians. They have the pope eating out of their hands they wanna do the same with the Mohammedians.

There you have it. I say hell with Tplf/Eprdf because anyone who says no to their way is a terrorist.. it is their way or jail.

Simply stated, fak that!!!!
10/31/12 @ 20:43
Comment from: ahemed kumsa [Visitor]
we need to stop all this muslim stupidity our ethiopian muslim never had problem all this came from saudi try to creat problem need to stop with puting few of them in jail ethiopia never go down with this we know and handel more if you try to bring this muslim crezines you are in wrong place go back i mean vary vary wrong place
10/31/12 @ 22:25
Comment from: Gragn Ahmed [Visitor]
ahmed, stupid neh zore bel.

As abdul said Meles used aTse yohannes as example trying to make all Muslim Ethiopians follow one sect which is unknown anywhere else in the wide world. That puts a big question mark? Is wayane really helping Muslims? Is Meles in love with ah bash? If so he can have it. By forcing people to follow one type of ideology will back fire on wayane. This is a no no no no. Let those who say they love ah absh first become ah bash. Second as there are no orthodox but also pente and cathloic and jehpvas in Ethiopia why would government force people to swallow one version of Islam. This is against the constitution if there is one already. There are people who are telling the wayenae government to push with jailing people who have no relation whatsoever with the people of extremism. There is no extremism but there is orthodox Islam as there is orthodox christianity. It is better for Wayane to stop meddling in what it does not understand nor have knowledge of.
11/01/12 @ 10:58
Comment from: Gragn Ahmed [Visitor]
rezak,
exactly.
AlQaida is not run by any Muslim country. It is run by Isreal or Russia. Period. We don't need that in our country. Free Muslims of Ethiopia who are not Al Qaeda. Taking money is not terrorism. You can not do that under the law.
11/01/12 @ 16:18
Comment from: eti [Visitor]
justice
"Fortunately, the majority Muslim population in Ethiopia are peace loving and moderate."
I want just to tell you keep in mind the muslim you are talking about and the muslim in ethiopia are brothers and has strong relations,whenever you agress innocent muslimS?WITHOUT ANY PROOF? in egypt,in sudan....Your are agressing the innocent muslim in ethiopia.



11/02/12 @ 09:05
Comment from: hassan ali [Visitor]
When Abyssinian leaders were waging wars against the Oromo, Somalis or other ethnic groups, the priests used to walk infront with their bibles open and with the kebra negast. the colors of the church and the country flag colors are same. to this day Ethiopia never had a non-Abyssinian leader while they are the minority. Life will be better for every body if you guys can see that. as long as things stay the way they are, everybody in the region will be poor, flies on their eyes, and in a state of war. stop the hooo haaa and we are lions of africa, double digit economic growth, while you and everybody in the horn of africa is living the charity of others.
if I base my opinion on history, you are not giving me a reason to be chearful.
11/02/12 @ 20:09
Comment from: HagereEthiopia [Visitor]
Not being religious and all, I fail to see the why in the priority you all give to your respective religions/ethnic groupings, when it should be the nation that should come first. Really.. I mean one can not mix politics with belief or ethnicity. As the man said, "haymanot yegel new hager yegara new" how do we fail to see the truth in that? So, based on that the problem here is the divide and rule Tplf/Ehadeg doctrine. You all fail for it. Your tottaly divided over issues that..
1) are not the topic here
2) are very dangerous
3) you all, while bickering over the irrelevant issues of ethnicity and religion, you are empowering the corrupt Tplf/Ehadeg thieves.

Just saying.. we have one common enemy and that is the one party, undemocratic, tyrannical system robbing us blind. Namely, Tplf's Eprdf.

11/03/12 @ 14:18

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