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2021-06-03 17:30:44 GMT2021-06-04 01:30:44(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, June 3 (Xinhua) The Ethiopian Federal Attorney General Office announced on Thursday criminal charges have been filed against 53 soldiers accused of killing and raping civilians.
Speaking to journalists, Ethiopia Attorney General, Gedion Timothewos, said 53 soldiers have been indicted on criminal charges relating to accusations of killings and rapes in Ethiopia s northern Tigray regional state. Military prosecutors have conducted their own investigation and so far, they have pressed charges against 28 soldiers who have been suspected of killing civilians in such situations where there was no military necessity, said Timothewos. Furthermore, military prosecutors have pressed charges against 25 soldiers who have been suspected of committing acts of sexual violence and rape, the trials of these suspects are underway and so far, there have been four convictions, he further said.