Ethiopia Arrests Ex-head of Army Firm in Crackdown on Security Services

Ethiopia Arrests Ex-head of Army Firm in Crackdown on Security Services
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed addresses a news conference in his office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Aug. 25, 2018. Reuters/Kumera Gemechu
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ADDIS ABABA—Ethiopia arrested the former head of a military-run industrial conglomerate on Nov. 13 and flew him in handcuffs to the capital, state media reported, a day after authorities announced investigations targeting senior members of the security forces.

Kinfe Dagnew, a Brigadier General in Ethiopia’s army and former chief executive of METEC, was taken into custody close to the border with Sudan and Eritrea, state-run broadcaster EBC said.