Bekalu was arrested by Three uniformed police officers and one plain-clothed officer, from the Addis Ababa offices of the privately-owned Awlo Media Center, where Bekalu is employed. On November 6, Bekalu appeared at the Bole Sub-City Federal First Instance Court in Addis Ababa, where, according to Woldegiorgis, police made four accusations against him, including disseminating false information and smearing the Ethiopian government. In a third accusation, the journalist was alleged to have incited ethnic violence by reporting on the killing of ethnic Amharas in West Wollega, southwestern Ethiopia, though police did not name a specific report, Woldegiorgis said.
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