WHEREAS, act of terrorism is a serious threat to peace and security of our Country and International Community causing serious damage to human and property;

WHEREAS, the Government has the responsibility to maintain peace and security of the country; thus to prevent and control the crime, necessitate to adopt Legal Framework that enable to take strong precautionary and preparatory acts centered the nature of the crime as well as ensure perpetrators received penalty proportional to their acts and gives lesson;

WHEREAS, Ethiopia to prevent and suppress terrorist acts, it is believed to be necessary to cooperate with countries having Anti-Terrorism as their objectives and to implement International treaties to which Ethiopia is a party and accepted in particular Treaties and resolutions adopted by the United Nations and African Union;

WHEREAS, become necessary to replace the Anti- Terrorism Proclamation No. 652/2009, a Proclamation were enacted to prevent and suppress terrorism, has substantive and enforcement loopholes which produced a negative effect on the rights and freedoms of citizens, with a law that enables adequately to protect rights and freedoms of individuals and prevalence of accountability of law enforcement bodies;

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to create a system which would enable to provide medical care, rehabilitative and other related support to victims of terrorist acts;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55 (5) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: