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By Reuters Staff 4 Min Read NAIROBI (Reuters) - Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu has been held in solitary confinement for nearly a week without charge or being given any evidence of wrongdoing, his lawyer said. His lawyer Melkamu Ogo said on Wednesday that police informed him that their lines of enquiry included accusations of disseminating false information, communicating with groups fighting the government, and disturbing the public’s peace and security. However, he said he has seen no evidence. Kumerra was arrested at his home in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa last Thursday and is being held until at least Jan. 8 pending a police investigation. ....
Ethiopian police release detained Reuters cameraman without charge Middle East & Africa Reuters Staff NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopian police released Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu on Tuesday after detaining him without charge for 12 days. Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu arrives to cover a breaking news assignment in Bishoftu, Ethiopia March 10, 2019. Family Album/via REUTERS Police had told his lawyer Melkamu Ogo that their lines of inquiry included accusations of disseminating false information, communicating with groups fighting the government, and disturbing the public’s peace and security. However, Ogo said he had seen no evidence. “We are delighted that Kumerra has been released and reunited with his family. His release today affirms he has done nothing wrong,” Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen J. Adler said in a statement. ....
By BBC|ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian police have released Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu after detaining him without charge for 12 days, Reuters reports. Police had told his lawyer Melkamu Ogo that their lines of inquiry included accusations of disseminating false information, communicating with groups fighting the government, and disturbing the public’s peace and security. However, Mr Melkamu said he had seen no evidence. Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler said he was “delighted” he had been released. “His release today affirms he has done nothing wrong,” he said in a statement. Mr Kumerra, 38, covered the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and he had worked freelance as a cameraman for Reuters for almost a decade. ....
Ethiopian police have released Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu after detaining him without charge for 12 days, Reuters reports. Police had told his lawyer Melkamu Ogo that their lines of inquiry included accusations of disseminating false information, communicating with groups fighting the government, and disturbing the public’s peace and security. However, Mr Melkamu said he had seen no evidence. Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler said he was “delighted” he had been released. “His release today affirms he has done nothing wrong,” he said in a statement. Mr Kumerra, 38, covered the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and he had worked freelance as a cameraman for Reuters for almost a decade. ....
Reuters Reuters 1 January, 2021, 7:17 am A photograph taken from the family album shows Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu as he arrives to cover a breaking news assignment in Bishoftu, Ethiopia March 10, 2019. Picture taken March 10, 2019. Family Album/Handout via REUTERS. NAIROBI (Reuters) – Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu has been held in solitary confinement for nearly a week without charge or being given any evidence of wrongdoing, his lawyer said. His lawyer Melkamu Ogo said on Wednesday that police informed him that their lines of enquiry included accusations of disseminating false information, communicating with groups fighting the government, and disturbing the public’s peace and security. However, he said he has seen no evidence. ....