The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Eritrea, Teame Beyene, has been sacked, an Eritrean source confirmed to IRIN on Monday. “It is not official yet, but he has been removed from his post,” said the source. The chief justice was reportedly dismissed by Justice Minister Fawzia Hashim, Eritrean opposition web site Awate.com reported on 10 August. In a speech to Eritrean scholars, academics, and politicians on 23 July, the chief justice had criticised the president’s office for interfering with the court’s operations, Awate said.
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