Bail hearing for EPaP members postponed for third time due to judicial rotation

The Federal Supreme Court has postponed the bail hearing for EPaP members suspected of terrorism for the third time. Although the Federal High Court previously granted each suspect bail of 50,000 Birr, police appealed the decision, keeping them in detention. Defense lawyer Solomon Gezahegn stated that the delay is due to the rotation of judges during the summer season, meaning the new judges assigned to the case were unfamiliar with the records. The court has scheduled a new hearing for September 14, 2019 E.C. The defense counsel has also appealed to the Vice President of the Supreme Court regarding the repeated, unjustified postponements.