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| Mengistu is handed life sentence | Mengistu is handed life sentence |
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| Former Ethiopian ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam has been sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges. | Former Ethiopian ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam has been sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges. |
| The former leader was found guilty last month after a 12-year trial, although he is living in exile in Zimbabwe. | The former leader was found guilty last month after a 12-year trial, although he is living in exile in Zimbabwe. |
| After his conviction, Zimbabwe said it would not extradite him and many fear he will never face justice. | After his conviction, Zimbabwe said it would not extradite him and many fear he will never face justice. |
| In a notorious campaign - known as the Red Terror - thousands of suspected opponents were rounded up and executed and their bodies tossed on the streets. | In a notorious campaign - known as the Red Terror - thousands of suspected opponents were rounded up and executed and their bodies tossed on the streets. |
| Mengistu could have faced the death penalty. | Mengistu could have faced the death penalty. |
| He has refused to recognise the legal basis of the trial, accusing those who overthrew him of being mercenaries and colonisers. |