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Billion Birr Major Corruption Case Filed Against 13 Individuals
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 2 hours ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
Sixteen cumulative charges have been filed against 13 individuals, including former ministry officials, in connection with a major corruption case involving over 1.1 billion Birr.
- Sixteen cumulative charges were filed at the Federal High Court, Lideta Division, 5th Anti-Corruption Bench, against 13 individuals.
- The defendants include ministry staff, employment agency owners, spouses, and other individuals.
- Primary defendant Ato Birhanu Aleka, former manager of the Ethiopian Labor Market Information Project office, facilitated unapproved COC Online certifications for citizens traveling abroad in exchange for money.
- Birhanu Aleka granted system administrator privileges to unauthorized non-employees to approve professional competency assessments.
- Defendants used forged IDs and other people's photos to open bank accounts to collect funds from citizens traveling abroad.
- A total of 1,134,609,241.93 Birr was deposited into these illicitly opened accounts.
- The defendants used the funds to purchase six residential properties in Addis Ababa for 223,654,950 Birr and a luxury vehicle for 68,144,738.03 Birr.
- Ato Birhanu Aleka faces charges including abuse of power, money laundering, aggravated breach of trust, and maladministration.
- Co-defendant Tamiru Getnet remains at large in connection with the primary charges.
- Ermias Teklu, former overseas employment executive at the ministry, faces charges for facilitating the departure of 64,091 citizens to Jordan using forged visa documents.
- The 13 individuals face charges including bribery, trading in influence, and money laundering based on their involvement.
- The court is scheduled to hear the case.
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