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Worry as Yassin Juma still lacks legal aid, faces language barrier in Ethiopia

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma (left).

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

By  Tesfa-Alem Tekle

Contributor

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • He appeared in court yesterday alongside four other suspects including an Ethiopian journalist.
  • A lawyer representing the other suspects, Abdullatiff Amin, said Mr Juma still doesn’t have a lawyer.
  • The court ordered that due to language barrier, Mr Juma should get an official translator.

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma made his third appearance in an Ethiopian court Tuesday since his arrest early July.

He was in court alongside four other suspects including an Ethiopian journalist.

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