Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The managing editor of an independent
Ethiopian newspaper fled to the U.S. because he fears his pardon by the
government will be revoked.
“I wanted to live in my beloved country,” Dawit Kebede said
in an e-mailed statement today. “But it is not a secure place for those
Ethiopians who are reluctant to sell out their souls and conscience.”
Dawit, who served a 19-month prison sentence for his role in
post-election unrest in 2005, received the Committee to Protect Journalists’
International Press Freedom award last year, according to the CPJ’s website.
Federal prosecutor Birhanu Wendimagegn said there are no
plans to take action against Dawit, Ministry of Justice spokesman Desalegn
Teresa said by phone from Addis Ababa today. “Maybe it is misinformation,” he
said.
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