Addis Journal-
A prominent lawyer is among 35 people jailed in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow Prime Minster Meles Zenawi’s government.
Goshyirad Tsegaw, who along with Bertukan Mideksa has presided over a high-profile case of the former Defense Minster and top ranking official of TPLF, Siye Abrah was arrested on April 24.
He and other 34 alleged members of Ginbot Seven face charges from an alleged plot to overthrow the Meles government.
According to the weekly Amharic newspaper, Addis Neger, Goshyirad got his first degree from the Addis Ababa University in 1999 and started his career working as an Assistant Judge at the Federal First Instance court where he worked for a year.
He served for eight more years as a judge in the same court where he came to preside over Siye’s case.
Starting from 2009, he has been practicing law independently and doing his second degree at the Addis Ababa University in Human Rights Law.
