#AntiCorruption: Court orders freezing of assets belonging to alleged corrupt individuals

A court in Ethiopia has ordered the freezing of assets belonging to individuals and entities listed in a recent anti-corruption crackdown.

The Ethiopian government had last month put over 30 persons before a federal high court on charges of high-level corruption.

The 37 persons were arrested over their involvement in deals that allegedly led to the embezzlement of an over 47.2 million dollars.

The detained persons included senior government officials, business people and brokers.