Jailed CUD Leaders 'to be freed'

A group of 38 Ethiopian opposition leaders Accused of links to violent election protests is to be freed, they have told their families.

They say they have signed a document to secure their release but it is not clear what this is.

Their friends and relatives went on Monday morning to the town of Kaliti where they are being held but were disappointed when they were not freed.

The 38 were convicted earlier this month but have not yet been sentenced.

They were originally charged with treason and genocide - charges which sparked international outrage.

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