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Ethiopian judicial authority v Swedish journalists 2011 was about the legal proceedings relating to claims that Swedish journalists Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye were supporting terrorism in Ethiopia. Relations between Sweden and Ethiopia were seriously affected by this case. In 2011, Ethiopia was claimed to detain more than 150 innocent people, including reporters.〔(Ethiopia jails Swedish journalists on terrorism charges ) Guardian 27 December 2011〕 Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye were released in September 2012 as part of a mass pardon, and returned home to Sweden. The European Union (EU) raised concerns about freedom of media in Ethiopia as a result of the case. Both the EU and the United States (U.S.) also said they were concerned by the case. According to Sweden's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Sweden kept up efforts to free the two men by contacting Ethiopian ministers and consulting with the U.S. and the EU.〔(UPDATE 5-Ethiopia jails Swedish journalists for aiding rebels ) Reuters 27 December 2011〕 Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt met Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye, and eventually also Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, in Ethiopia in May 2012. Criticism expressed that Bildt did not put sufficient pressure on the Ethiopian government to release Schibbye and Persson.〔carl bildt tapasi Etiopiassa vangitut ruotsalaistoimittajat HS 12.5.2012 B2〕 == Arrest and court== In July 2011, two Swedish journalists were captured by Ethiopian troops in the Ogaden during a clash with ONLF.〔(Ethiopia profile ) bbc 27 December 2011〕 Swedish journalist Martin Schibbye and Swedish photographer Johan Persson were arrested in Ethiopia. They admitted illegal entery from Somalia to the Ogaden. Ethiopian troops captured Persson, 29, and Schibbye, 31. They were detained during a clash with rebels in Ogaden, eastern Ethiopia's ethnic Somali region, where there has been a fight for independence since the 1970s.〔 They were wounded in a security operation which killed 15 rebels.〔(Swedish journalists deny terror charges in Ethiopian court hearing ) Guardian 20 October 2011〕 On 27 December 2011, a court in Ethiopia sentenced the Swedish journalists to 11 years in prison on charges of supporting terrorism after they illegally entered the country with Somalis.〔 No phone calls or letters were allowed by relatives. Schibbye's mother was allowed to visit in prison with a permit from the Swedish embassy.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ethiopian Judicial Authority v Swedish journalists 2011」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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