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| |  | | Mengistu Haile Mariam | | | context : | Ethiopia  | | judgement place : | Ethiopia | | status : | Sentenced | | particulars : | Sought by ethiopian authorities, fled to Zimbabwe; sentenced in absentia to life in prison for genocide on January 11, 2007; converted into death sentence by the Ethiopian Supreme Court on 26 May 2008 | | position : | Head of State |
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| | | | On 13 December 1994, the name of Mariam Mengistu Hailé appeared on a long list of individuals who were put under indictment, notably, for the crime of genocide.
A trial began in Addis Ababa on 13 December before the High Court, with the reading of the Bill of Indictment against 73 of the accused who were still alive, of which 26 were living abroad, in particular, Mengistu.
Amongst the crimes listed with which the accused were charged were the murders of 1823 identifiable victims, one being the former Emperor, outrages upon personal dignity of 99 identifiable victims, and the enforced disappearances of 198 identifiable persons. The policy of forcible displacement of the civilian population, which resulted in the death of around 100’000 people in the mid-eighties also appeared on the Bill of Indictment.
In 1997, the Chief Prosecutor announced the further indictment of 5’198 persons, of which 2’246 were already in detention, for crimes committed during the Derg regime.
Due to the profusion of cases and the great number of witnesses to be heard, the trials took place over an extended period (See “Context” for further details).
On 11 May 2001, in an address to the Ethiopian Parliament, the High Court Special Prosecutor underlined that diplomatic efforts had been instituted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to open the way for Colonel Mengistu, in exile in Zimbabwe, to respond to the court summons.
However, Zimbabwe has refused to cooperate. Up until today, Mengistu Hailé Mariam is still living there.
On December 12, 2006, the Court rendered its judgment and found Mengistu guilty of genocide. The genocide verdict was passed by two votes to one on the three-judge panel.
On January 11, 2007, Mengistu was sentenced to life in prison. It is, however, unlikely that this sentence will ever be carried out against Mengistu, who remains in exile.
The government's special prosecutor appealed against the sentence on the grounds that the penalty Mengistu and his henchmen received was not commensurate to the crimes they committed and sought to raise it to the death penalty. The appeals procedure started on 12 June 2007.
On 26 May 2008, the Ethiopian Supreme Court followed the Prosecutor's appeal and converted the life sentence on Mengistu and his 17 co-accused into a death sentence. | |     click for more... | | Trial Watch would like to remind its users that any person charged by national or international authorities is presumed innocent until proven guilty. | |  |  | | last time seen : | | | Zimbabwe | | | period of charges : | | | 12.09.1974 - 28.05.1991 | | | judgement period : | | | 13.12.1994 | | | charges : | | | Crimes against humanity
Genocide
War crimes | | | profile last modified : | | | 08.12.2009 |
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