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Dr. 'Yacob Hailemariam' is a retired professor of business law at Norfolk State University; former Senior Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; and an elected member of the Ethiopian parliament.
In 2004 he put his career on hold to travel to his homeland of Ethiopia to run as an candidate for parliament in his home district. He was duly elected in the 2005 general election but was subsequently arrested in a government crackdown on the Coalition for Unity and Democracy political party, following electoral disputes. He has been held in Kaliti prison in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia since October 31, 2005.

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★ ''Reuters'', June 12 2007, "U.S. says concerned over Ethiopia court moves"

★ ''International Herald Tribune'', May 18 2005, "Ethiopia's governing party claims a victory"

★ ''Virginia Pilot Online'', June 13 2007, "State Dept. says ex-NSU professor was convicted in Ethiopia"

★ Visit FreeYacob.com