Ethiopia to charge TPLF leaders as officials claim parts of Tigray liberated

Abiy Ahmed.

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed. PHOTO | ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC BROADCASTER | AFP

The Ethiopian government has lifted immunity for the President of Tigray People’s Liberation Front to face criminal charges; and announced a transitional government to take over the “rescued” areas of the northern federal region.

The decision came after the Federal House of Representatives voted to have 39 leaders of the TPLF, led by current Tigray President Dr Debretsion Gebremichael, face the law.