Ethiopia Arrests Ex Deputy Intelligence Chief in Corruption, Rights Crackdown

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed addresses a news conference in his office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Aug. 25, 2018. Kumera Gemechu/Reuters

ADDIS ABABA—Ethiopia said on Nov. 15, it had arrested the former deputy intelligence chief after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration launched a crackdown this week on senior security officials suspected of human rights abuses and corruption.

Also on Thursday, state-affiliated television Fana Broadcasting said police had arrested the head of the security division at state-owned Ethio Telecom network.