The Trial of Derg

Mengistu Haile Mariam is given life imprisonment after his conviction last month for genocide.

An Ethiopian court sentenced former ruler, Mengistu Haile Mariam, in his absence to life in prison for atrocities committed against people during his regime.

But Mengistu remains in exile in Zimbabwe and many Ethiopians feel that justice has not been served.

Reuters television takes a closer look at the situation in Ethiopia.

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[jowns0]

filthy communist basterd.

[oganga111]

!!!!!!!!!!!! murderous !!!!!!!!!!!!

[daveyowful]

@OromoNeftenga you are the reason or should i say your logic is the reason ethiopia is fucked up.....don't blame geopolitics or whatever for the problems we had during the derg or even now. the fault lays squarely on our own shoulders....don't blame others, ethiopians killed ethiopians.....not americans ,not fucking russians

[zzuflo]

selassie I live...

[LaStriata]

One of the reasons why I think "LIVE AID" is overrated: they go on and on about the starving Ethiopians and how we can help by simply throwing money at them, whilst keeping silent about the criminals who are keeping them poor or killing them. Did anyone who donated to LIVE AID even know of "The Derg" or Mengistu??

[ethiopiawii]

The Zimbabwe government is the enemy of Ethiopians for keeping dictator Mengistu safe knowing that he brutally murdered millions of Ethiopians. 

[SaMsEqKrew]

The Derg brought liberation and social justice to Ethiopia. Anyone who says otherwise is a counter-revolutionary revisionist.

[Ethiofirst201162]

Mulugeta Asrat is one of The Fascist weyane member waiting punishment. His Dad was one of The Feudalist Governer killed so many Peasants.

[kifusew]

woyane is the worest maneater. derg only fought to maintain ethiopian unity, unlike meles who's ripping off ethiopin treasure, inbillions, while others suffering of hunger nd mass killing. meles couldnt learn from past african leaders such as mobutu, sani abacha.... who were killed leaving billions for swiss bank...... shame on them. idiots.

[clash918158]

fuck mengistu

[andy12304260]

so you r saying menegestu killed your dad so he deserves to die, what about the people that woyane killed and killing right now. they also have family members that cares for them. Don't you think they deserve justice. You heard the man, he said he never killed any one. so what? all of you, just shut your pie hole and leave the man (menegestu) alone. long live menegie