Politics
Defense Force Proclamation Set for Fourth Amendment in About Eight Years
Ethiopia Insider · 5 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Ethiopia Insider
AI SUMMARY
The Council of Ministers has approved a draft proclamation to amend the Defense Force Proclamation for the fourth time since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office.
- The Council of Ministers decided to refer a draft proclamation amending the Defense Force Proclamation to Parliament.
- The Defense Force Proclamation is set to be amended for the fourth time since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed assumed office.
- The current law has been in effect for roughly three and a half years.
- The amendment is necessary to ensure the Defense Force can execute its national missions in accordance with Article 87 of the FDRE Constitution.
- Article 87 covers defense principles including balanced representation, a civilian Minister of Defense, state of emergency duties, constitutional subservience, and political neutrality.
- The Council of Ministers discussed the proposed amendments extensively and decided by unanimous vote to forward the draft to the House of People's Representatives.
- The previous amendment in April 2023 granted military courts the power to adjudicate genocide, breaches of peace agreements, and war crimes against civilians.
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