Ethiopia’s Federal Attorney General announced that it suspended to pursue the criminal cases of prominent business people and companies that it allegedly said committed financial crimes.
The attorney general dropped charges related to contraband, tax evasion, fraudulent documents and for not issuing receipts for over 420 entities and over 1,100 individuals.
Those whose charges are dropped after charged with tax evasion and giving fraudulent documents to tax authorities are 69 companies and 45 individuals.
These companies include Family Trading Plc, Bags Family Construction, TGM Polytech PP Factory, Shoa Bakery, Tsehaye Zemuy Teklu, Cosmo Trading, Hayleyesus Mengistu, Inter Aman Plc, NICON Plc and Wondwossen Mengistu to nane a few.
According to a statement from the Attorney General, over 325 companies and more than 700 individuals’ case was suspended after the attorney dropped their charges for not issuing a receipt.
The attorney General also suspended 21 cases of individuals and companies that were appealed by prosecutors after being ruled by a lower court. These include Habitat New Flower Homes, Kepa Textile, SZSA Construction Machineries Rental and Gonga Construction.
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