Yemen ‘extradites’ exiled Ethiopia opposition leader

An exiled Ethiopian opposition leader with British citizenship, who was sentenced to death in absentia, has been extradited to Addis Ababa, according to his group.

Andargachew Tsige, secretary-general of Ginbot 7 (labelled a terrorist organisation by the Ethiopian government), was arrested while in transit through Yemen last month.

Britain has expressed “deep concern” about his fate.

“Andargachew has been given for slaughter,” Ginbot 7 said in a statement on Friday, warning Yemen that it had made a “historic mistake”. Tsige is Ethiopian-born with British citizenship…

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