Senior Ethiopian Judge Seeks UK Asylum!

The Ethiopian Supreme Court president, Tse-hale Aberra said the Ethiopian government kills its critics, so that's why he fled his country after threats and "continued harassment". He told the BBC that he'll seek UK asylum. He said the Ethiopian Government was planning to appoint new loyalist judges throughout the system.

He accused the government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of killing its critics, but managing to avoid international blame. Speaking to the BBC's Focus on Africa programme, Tse-hale Aberra said Meles' government is just as bad as that of its predecessor, led by Mengistu Haile Mariam. "The difference is these guys are wise -- these people kill whoever they feel like and then ask: who killed them?"

Tse-hale is the latest in a series of senior officials - judges, diplomats and military commanders - to flee the country, BBC said.

Another judge, Wolde-Michael Meshesha, has fled the country recently after carrying out an investigation into the suppression of protests against alleged fraud in last year's elections.

He said in his report, the police had massacred 193 people. He added the government had concealed the true extent of deaths at the hands of the police. He claimed he had been put under pressure to alter his findings and fled into hiding in Europe when he received anonymous death threats.

More than 100 opposition leaders, journalists and aid workers were rounded up during the protests and are currently on trial, accused of treason and attempted genocide, BBC said.

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