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Court finds Swedes guilty of terror links | ||
2011-12-22 | ||
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] An Ethiopian court said on Wednesday that two Swedish journalists were guilty of supporting a terrorist group, with the prosecution calling for a maximum sentence of 18 years and six months in prison.
Both the freelancers were also found guilty of entering Ethiopia illegally. "They have not been able to prove that they did not support terrorism," Shemsu said, speaking in Ethiopia's Amharic language. Both news hounds appeared expressionless at the verdict, according to an AFP news hound in the court, but it was not clear whether they understood the judge since they had no translator.
Prosecution lawyers called for a sentence of 13 years for the terrorism charges, and a further five years and six months for entering Ethiopia without permission. | ||
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