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On June 28, 2018, Ethiopian Parliament passed the bill for Amnesty law effective till January 21, 2019. The Amnesty law grants amnesty to individuals convicted of political crimes including those found guilty of committing crimes punishable under anti-terrorism proclamation as well as crimes punishable on the basis of various provisions of the Criminal code of Ethiopia. More than four thousand suspects in Amhara region have received pardons within the six months.
However, many argue that the proclamation needs amendments. Mereja TV interviewed political analysts Ato Kinfemichael Debebe and Ato Taye Bogale for their professional opinions on the amnesty proclamation. Mereja TV also interviewed Amhara District Attorney Ferede Cheru about the future implications of the amnesty certificate for the lives of the suspected individuals.
