Azeb Mesfin,
the widow of Ethiopia’s deceased dictator, is facing multiple charges of
corruption and her arrest is imminent unless she leaves the country, according
to Ethiopian Review sources in Addis Ababa.
Political
and business associates of Azeb Mesfin are dropping like flies. The biggest one
to fall was Gebrewahid WoldeGiorgis, a senior official, who was charged with
stealilng over one hundred million birr. Others are leaving the
country with their families. Since May 2013, over 50 high profile TPLF
officials and businessmen have been arrested on charges of corruption. All of
them are associates and partners of Azeb.
Azeb, aka
the Mother of Corruption, is currently being protected by Abay Woldu, chairman
of the ruling Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF), and Bereket Simon, former
propaganda chief, but both Abay and Berket are being marginalized, and Abay is
fighting to maintain his diminishing authority over TPLF.
EthiopianReview
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