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Bereket Simon

Ethiopian politician and founding member of the EPRDF who served as Minister of Communication Affairs from 1995 to 2012.

Latest ruling source Jan 2023Docket checked 26 Oct 20266 sources

  1. Question

    What did the court decide?

  2. Where it stands

    FinalWhere it stands

    1 case recorded. Most recent: Prosecutor v Bereket Simon, Tadesse Kassa and Daniel Gizaw (TIRET case) (final).

  3. Detail

    Prosecutor v Bereket Simon, Tadesse Kassa and Daniel Gizaw (TIRET case)

    Final
    Court
    Supreme Court of Amhara National Regional State, Bahir Dar
    Filed
    Apr 2019
    Parties
    Amhara regional prosecutor v Bereket Simon, Tadesse Kassa, Daniel Gizaw

    What was claimed

    Corruption: embezzlement of public funds and abuse of power in connection with the TIRET endowment conglomerate.

    What the court decided

    4 May 2020: Bereket convicted on two counts; 8 May 2020: six years and 10,000 birr fine.1 2 3 4

  4. Judgments and reports

    1. SecondaryEthiopia court convicts ex-minister Bereket Simon over corruptionAfricanews · 8 May 2020
    2. SecondaryEPRDF veteran Bereket Simon released five months after due dateAddis Standard · Jan 2023
    3. SecondaryEthiopia arrests ex-govt minister Bereket Simon over corruptionAfricanews · 23 Jan 2019
    4. SecondaryBereket Simon, Tadesse Kassa sentenced to 6, 8 years in prisonFana Broadcasting Corporate · 8 May 2020

Legal status: Public Figure Record Partially verified

Docket note

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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