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The possible ultimate fate of the MLLT/TPLF leaders, according to the laws



Crimes and Offenders Punishable By Death in Ethiopia

1. Aggravated Murder is punishable by death.

2. Robbery that causes the death of the victim is punishable by death.

3. A person, individually or as a part of a group, who causes or threatens to cause someone’s death to advance a political, religious, or ideological cause by coercing the government, threatening the public, or destabilizing or destroying political, constitutional, economic, or social institutions of the State is punishable by death.

4. Intentionally committing the following offenses, thereby causing the loss of life, is also punishable by death in “more serious” cases: preventing, disturbing, or interfering with the working of a public service or services intended for postal, telegraph, telephone communications, light, gas, power, or heat; paralyzing, sabotaging, or endangering lines of communication or public transport.

5. A person, individually or as a part of a group, who commits or threatens to commit the following terrorist acts to advance a political, religious, or ideological cause by coercing the government, threatening the public, or destabilizing or destroying political, constitutional, economic, or social institutions of the State is punishable by death....

6. Treason:

a. A person who overthrows, modifies, or suspends the Constitution or the constitutional order through violence, threat, or conspiracy is punishable by death if the crime causes “serious” crises to public security or life.

b. A person who organizes a revolt, mutiny, or armed rebellion against an official or a State body, or incites a civil war is also punishable by death if the crime causes “serious” crises to public security or life.

c. Whoever directly or indirectly destroys the political or territorial integrity of the State is subject to the death penalty in cases of “exceptional gravity.”

d. Whoever endangers or destroys the independence of the State, or initiates intervention or hostile acts by a foreign power to endanger the independence of the State or incite a war is subject to the death penalty in cases of “exceptional gravity.”

e. Undermining the defensive power of the State by unjustifiably surrendering, destroying resources, recruiting for or entering the military service of a foreign power, instigating a mutiny, desertion, or refusal to serve, or sabotaging defensive military measures is a death-eligible crime in cases of “exceptional gravity.”

f. Taking up arms or committing hostile acts against the State, having a secret correspondence with a power at war with the State for the benefit of the enemy, or directly or indirectly delivering resources to aid the enemy is also a death-eligible crime in cases of “exceptional gravity.”

g. Helping the enemy in time of war or territorial occupation by performing civil or administrative functions for the enemy, handing over fugitives, using the press or propaganda to promote the interests of the enemy, or directly or indirectly engaging in economic collaboration with the enemy is punishable by death in cases of “exceptional gravity.”

h. “Crimes against the national State” for which the law provides the alternative of life imprisonment or the death penalty warrants the sentence of death when: committed during or under the threat of internal disturbance, war, foreign interference, or state of emergency; the acts are the consequence of a conspiracy or carried out by an organized armed band; committed using resources from a foreign country, political party, or organization; the crime accompanies the use of bombs, dynamites, explosives, or other terrorist methods that endanger public security.

7. Espionage: Political, diplomatic, or military espionage of “exceptional gravity,” especially in time of war or danger of war, or if the vital interests of the State are at stake, is punishable by death.

8. Desertion in time of emergency, general mobilization, or war is punishable by death in the “gravest cases.”

9. A member of the defense forces who intentionally fails to carry out duties or refuses to obey orders in the face of the enemy is subject to the death penalty if the crime is of “exceptional gravity.”

10. War crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
- Genocide: Killing, seriously injuring a person, taking measures to prevent the propagation or survival of a group, moving or dispersing people or children, or placing people under uninhabitable conditions with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, religious, or political group is punishable by death in “more serious” cases.
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All the above depending on who.

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