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Ethiopia convicts military men of coup plot-NOV 27 09 By: Generalissimo of all Armed Forces Richard Su 1st Tiger Marine Amphibious Intellegence Regiment 642nd Dragonknight Special Armed Forces Division/Task Force 936 (Stealth Squads) 1st and 22nd SAS Special Forces Recon Army/Task Force 628 (Firestorm Squads) 2nd and 75th Army Rangers Special Ops Recon Army/Task Force 246 (Gryphon Squads) 3rd, 7th and 10th Green Berets Special Ops Army/ Task Force 156 (Predator Squads) 4th, 8th and 11th Delta Force Special Ops Army/Task Forces 716 (Eagle Squads) 5th and 10th Navy SEALS Teams/ Task Forces 2316 and 6015 (Tactical Squads) 6th and 12th Marines Raiders Security Force Army/ Task Forces 001 and 007 (Honor Squads) 9th,14th,15th and 16th Spetsnaz Recon Teams/Task Forces 6,24,15,and 60 (Dragoon Squads) Summary- Twenty-six men have been found guilty of plotting a coup and trying to assassinate government officials, after a trial criticised by rights groups. Authorities have found weapons and land mines at the men's home when arrested in April. The prosecutors say that the plotters are from the group called Ginbot 7 led by a US dissident,Berhanu Nega. He personally denies leading an armed struggle. Numbers of defendants say that most of them had an army background and were tortured into confessing. Relatives of the convicted men say that they were badly beaten while in custody. But Judge Adem Ibrahim said the court had not been convinced of the torture allegations. "The evidence provided by the prosecution proves that the stated culprits present in this court are guilty of all charges," he said. Five other defendants were acquitted of the charges (BBC and Angola). The authorities have long accused Nega of spearheading these opposition plots.Anyone who is accused by the government, especially for political crimes, everybody in the country knows they will be convicted," he said. He denied being engaged in an armed struggle against the government, but said: "People have the right in principle to struggle against tyranny by any means at their disposal." He was was elected mayor of Addis Ababa in 2005, but was arrested after the election and jailed for treason. He was pardoned in 2007, when he left Ethiopia and began teaching economics at a university in the US. (BBC) Right Groups are showing concern that Ethiopia is sealing off dissent before the next election in June of 2010. Sources- BBC News- [] Angola Press- [] Similar-They have the same titles. The first half of the BBC article and Angola article match each other word for word. Difference- The BBC article is longer than the Angola article. The rest of the BBC News Article is the add on of the similar. Opinion- It doesn't matter, as long as you have been convicted for your crimes and sentenced to punishment, you'll just have to deal with it. Still its good to see that the government is still safe.