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Ethiopia Ginbot 7's Andargachew Tsege shown on TV | Ethiopia Ginbot 7's Andargachew Tsege shown on TV |
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Opposition leader Andargachew Tsege has appeared on Ethiopian state television, following his disappearance from Yemen last month. | Opposition leader Andargachew Tsege has appeared on Ethiopian state television, following his disappearance from Yemen last month. |
His UK-based wife Yemi Hailemariam told the BBC she was shocked to see him on television. | His UK-based wife Yemi Hailemariam told the BBC she was shocked to see him on television. |
Yemen arrested Andargachew while he was in transit at Sanaa airport, and secretly handed him to Ethiopia. | Yemen arrested Andargachew while he was in transit at Sanaa airport, and secretly handed him to Ethiopia. |
In 2009, Andargachew was sentenced to death in absentia for planning to assassinate government officials. | |
Andargachew, a UK national and secretary-general of Ethiopia's banned Ginbot 7 movement, denied the charge. | |
Amnesty International last week warned he was at risk of being tortured while in Ethiopian custody. | |
Ms Yemi said it was difficult to see footage of her husband. | Ms Yemi said it was difficult to see footage of her husband. |
"I switched it off quickly. I couldn't watch it," she said. | "I switched it off quickly. I couldn't watch it," she said. |
Ms Yemi said the UK should demand the immediate release of her husband. | Ms Yemi said the UK should demand the immediate release of her husband. |
"If they want to try him, they must go through the proper channels," she told the BBC. | "If they want to try him, they must go through the proper channels," she told the BBC. |
Ginbot 7 says Andargachew had been on his way from the United Arab Emirates to Eritrea when he was detained at Sanaa airport on 24 June. | |
Ginbot 7 (15 May) was named after the date of the 2005 elections, which were marred by protests over alleged fraud that led to the deaths of about 200 people. | Ginbot 7 (15 May) was named after the date of the 2005 elections, which were marred by protests over alleged fraud that led to the deaths of about 200 people. |