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በወንጀል ድርጊት የተገኘ ገንዘብ ወይም ንብረት ሕጋዊ አስመስሎ ማቅረብ እና ሽብርተኝነትን በገንዘብ መርዳትን ለመከላከልና ለመቆጣጠር የወጣ አዋጅን ለማሻሻል የወጣ አዋጅ ቁጥር 1387/2017 {አባሪ}

A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCING OF TERRORISM PROCLAMATION No. 1387/2024 በወንጀል ድርጊት የተገኘ ገንዘብ ወይም ንብረት ሕጋዊ አስመስሎ ማቅረብ እና ሽብርተኝነትን በገንዘብ መርዳትን ለመከላከልና ለመቆጣጠር የወጣ አዋጅን ለማሻሻል የወጣ አዋጅ ቁጥር 1387/2017{አባሪ}•A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCING OF TERRORISM PROCLAMATION No. 1387/2024 {አባሪ}

Ammended

1387/2017

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ጥቅምት 14÷ 2017 ዓ.ም.

በወንጀል ድርጊት የተገኘ ገንዘብ ወይም ንብረት ሕጋዊ አስመስሎ ማቅረብ እና ሽብርተኝነትን በገንዘብ መርዳትን ለመከላከልና ለመቆጣጠር የወጣ አዋጅን ለማሻሻል የወጣ አዋጅ ቁጥር 1387/2017

A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCING OF TERRORISM PROCLAMATION No. 1387/2024

Ammended

1387/2017

•

ጥቅምት 14÷ 2017 ዓ.ም.

የፀረ-ሽብርተኝነት አዋጅ

Anti-Terrorism Proclamation

Repealed

አዋጅ ቁጥር 652/2001

•

ነሐሴ 22፥ 2001 ዓ.ም.

Directives

Civil Procedure Commercial Law Criminal & Procedure Criminal Code Criminal Procedure

በፌዴራል ጠበቆች እና የጥብቅና ድርጅቶች ነጻ የጥብቅና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥበትን ሥርዓትን ለመወሰን የወጣ መመሪያ ቁጥር 1108/2017 ላይ የቀረበ ማብራሪያ

Explanatory Note on Directive No. 1108/2025 To provide System for Pro Bono Advocacy Service of the Federal Advocates and Law firms

March 12, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

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Civil Code Civil Procedure Commercial Law Criminal & Procedure Criminal Code Criminal Procedure

በፌዴራል ጠበቆች እና የጥብቅና ድርጅቶች ነጻ የጥብቅና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥበትን ሥርዓትን ለመወሰን የወጣ መመሪያ

A Directive to provide System for Pro Bono Advocacy Service of the Federal Advocates and Law firms

February 4, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

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Civil Procedure Commercial Law Criminal & Procedure Criminal Code Criminal Procedure

በፌዴራል ጠበቆች እና የጥብቅና ድርጅቶች ነጻ የጥብቅና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥበትን ሥርዓትን ለመወሰን የወጣ መመሪያ

A Directive to provide System for Pro Bono Advocacy Service of the Federal Advocates and Law firms

February 4, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

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Banking & Finance Criminal Code

ለተዛማጅ አካል ግብይት መጋለጥ (መመሪያ ቁጥር 1017/2024)

Exposure To Related Party Transaction (Directive No. 1017/2024)

August 5, 2024

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

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News

72-Year-Old Defendant Sentenced to 12 Years for Attempting to Commit Sexual Abuse on a 4-Year-Old Child

March 12, 2025

Minister of Justice, Mr. Fikadu Tsiga Speaks

October 4, 2022

House of People's Representatives Holds Consultations on Draft Criminal and Evidence Codes

July 4, 2022

Consultation Held on Reforms to Lawyers’ Licensing, Administration Law, Charity Organizations Law, and Criminal Code

April 7, 2022

Importance of Criminal Law and Evidence Law Highlighted in Briefing for EFDR People's Representatives

February 28, 2022

Articles

August 22, 2025

በወንጀል አፈፃፀም ላይ ተካፋይ መሆን የሚያስከትለው የወንጀል ተጠያቂነት በኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ የወንጀል ህግ

Criminal Liability Arising from Participation in Criminal Acts Under Ethiopian Criminal Law

August 20, 2025

የወንጀል ቅጣት በኢትዮጵያ

የወንጀል ቅጣት በኢትዮጵያ • Criminal Penalties in Ethiopia

July 7, 2025

የቴሌኮም ማጭበርበር ወንጀል በኢትዮጵያ ህግ

The Crime of Telecommunications Fraud under Ethiopian Law

Criminal Code, Legislative Affairs, Telecommunications & Media

June 23, 2025

የኃይል ስርቆት የሚያስከትለው ተጠያቂነት

Liability Arising from Energy Theft

Criminal Code, Energy & Renewable Resources

June 11, 2025

የማታለል ወንጀሎች በኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ የወንጀል ህግ

Deception Crimes in the FDRE Criminal Code

May 20, 2025

በሌላ ሰው ጥቅም የስራ አመራር ላይ ጉዳት መፈፀም የሚያስከትለው የወንጀል ተጠያቂነት

Criminal Liability for Causing Damage to Another Person's Interests in Management

May 2, 2024

የመሸሸግ ወንጀል

The Crime of Receiving Stolen Property (Concealment)

May 2, 2024

የግድያ ወንጀል የሚያስከትለው ተጠያቂነት

Liability for the Crime of Homicide

April 30, 2024

የወንጀል እና የፍትሐብሔር ሕግ ልዩነት

The Difference Between Criminal and Civil Law

Civil Code, Criminal Code

January 20, 2023

የሽብር ወንጀል ተግባር በኢትዮጵያ ህግ

Acts of Terrorism under Ethiopian Law

January 20, 2023

የሕግ ሰውነት የተሰጠው ድርጅት የወንጀል ተጠያቂነት በኢትዮጵያ

Criminal Liability of Juristic Persons in Ethiopia

January 4, 2023

የወንጀል ምስክሮችና ጠቋሚዎች ጥበቃ

Protection of Criminal Witnesses and Informants

December 23, 2022

ተደራራቢ ወንጀሎችና የቅጣት አሰላል

Concurrence of Offences and Calculation of Penalties

December 16, 2022

በሰው ህይወት ላይ የሚፈፀሙ ወንጀሎች

Crimes Against Human Life and Their Legal Consequences

December 6, 2022

የሙስና ወንጀል ምንነትና ልዩ ባህሪያት

The Nature and Special Characteristics of Corruption Offenses

November 29, 2022

የኮንትሮባንድ ወንጀል ማለት ምን ማለት ነው? ከሀገራችን የህግ ማዕቀፍ እንዴት ይታያል?

What is Smuggling? How is it Viewed Under Ethiopia's Legal Framework?

November 25, 2022

በግል አቤቱታ አቅራቢነት የሚያስቀጡ እና በወንጀል ክስ አቅራቢነት የሚያስቀጡ ወንጀሎች ልዩነት

Differences Between Offenses Requiring Private Complaint and Offenses Requiring Public Prosecution

Laws

በወንጀል ድርጊት የተገኘ ገንዘብ ወይም ንብረት ሕጋዊ አስመስሎ ማቅረብ እና ሽብርተኝነትን በገንዘብ መርዳትን ለመከላከልና ለመቆጣጠር የወጣ አዋጅን ለማሻሻል የወጣ አዋጅ ቁጥር 1387/2017 {አባሪ}

A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCING OF TERRORISM PROCLAMATION No. 1387/2024 በወንጀል ድርጊት የተገኘ ገንዘብ ወይም ንብረት ሕጋዊ አስመስሎ ማቅረብ እና ሽብርተኝነትን በገንዘብ መርዳትን ለመከላከልና ለመቆጣጠር የወጣ አዋጅን ለማሻሻል የወጣ አዋጅ ቁጥር 1387/2017{አባሪ}•A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCING OF TERRORISM PROCLAMATION No. 1387/2024 {አባሪ}

Ammended

1387/2017

•

ጥቅምት 14÷ 2017 ዓ.ም.

በወንጀል ድርጊት የተገኘ ገንዘብ ወይም ንብረት ሕጋዊ አስመስሎ ማቅረብ እና ሽብርተኝነትን በገንዘብ መርዳትን ለመከላከልና ለመቆጣጠር የወጣ አዋጅን ለማሻሻል የወጣ አዋጅ ቁጥር 1387/2017

A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCING OF TERRORISM PROCLAMATION No. 1387/2024

Ammended

1387/2017

•

ጥቅምት 14÷ 2017 ዓ.ም.

የፀረ-ሽብርተኝነት አዋጅ

Anti-Terrorism Proclamation

Repealed

አዋጅ ቁጥር 652/2001

•

ነሐሴ 22፥ 2001 ዓ.ም.

Directives

Civil Procedure Commercial Law Criminal & Procedure Criminal Code Criminal Procedure

በፌዴራል ጠበቆች እና የጥብቅና ድርጅቶች ነጻ የጥብቅና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥበትን ሥርዓትን ለመወሰን የወጣ መመሪያ ቁጥር 1108/2017 ላይ የቀረበ ማብራሪያ

Explanatory Note on Directive No. 1108/2025 To provide System for Pro Bono Advocacy Service of the Federal Advocates and Law firms

March 12, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

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Civil Code Civil Procedure Commercial Law Criminal & Procedure Criminal Code Criminal Procedure

በፌዴራል ጠበቆች እና የጥብቅና ድርጅቶች ነጻ የጥብቅና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥበትን ሥርዓትን ለመወሰን የወጣ መመሪያ

A Directive to provide System for Pro Bono Advocacy Service of the Federal Advocates and Law firms

February 4, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

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Civil Procedure Commercial Law Criminal & Procedure Criminal Code Criminal Procedure

በፌዴራል ጠበቆች እና የጥብቅና ድርጅቶች ነጻ የጥብቅና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥበትን ሥርዓትን ለመወሰን የወጣ መመሪያ

A Directive to provide System for Pro Bono Advocacy Service of the Federal Advocates and Law firms

February 4, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

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Banking & Finance Criminal Code

ለተዛማጅ አካል ግብይት መጋለጥ (መመሪያ ቁጥር 1017/2024)

Exposure To Related Party Transaction (Directive No. 1017/2024)

August 5, 2024

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

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News

72-Year-Old Defendant Sentenced to 12 Years for Attempting to Commit Sexual Abuse on a 4-Year-Old Child

March 12, 2025

Minister of Justice, Mr. Fikadu Tsiga Speaks

October 4, 2022

House of People's Representatives Holds Consultations on Draft Criminal and Evidence Codes

July 4, 2022

Consultation Held on Reforms to Lawyers’ Licensing, Administration Law, Charity Organizations Law, and Criminal Code

April 7, 2022

Importance of Criminal Law and Evidence Law Highlighted in Briefing for EFDR People's Representatives

February 28, 2022

Articles

August 22, 2025

በወንጀል አፈፃፀም ላይ ተካፋይ መሆን የሚያስከትለው የወንጀል ተጠያቂነት በኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ የወንጀል ህግ

Criminal Liability Arising from Participation in Criminal Acts Under Ethiopian Criminal Law

August 20, 2025

የወንጀል ቅጣት በኢትዮጵያ

የወንጀል ቅጣት በኢትዮጵያ • Criminal Penalties in Ethiopia

July 7, 2025

የቴሌኮም ማጭበርበር ወንጀል በኢትዮጵያ ህግ

The Crime of Telecommunications Fraud under Ethiopian Law

Criminal Code, Legislative Affairs, Telecommunications & Media

June 23, 2025

የኃይል ስርቆት የሚያስከትለው ተጠያቂነት

Liability Arising from Energy Theft

Criminal Code, Energy & Renewable Resources

June 11, 2025

የማታለል ወንጀሎች በኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ የወንጀል ህግ

Deception Crimes in the FDRE Criminal Code

May 20, 2025

በሌላ ሰው ጥቅም የስራ አመራር ላይ ጉዳት መፈፀም የሚያስከትለው የወንጀል ተጠያቂነት

Criminal Liability for Causing Damage to Another Person's Interests in Management

May 2, 2024

የመሸሸግ ወንጀል

The Crime of Receiving Stolen Property (Concealment)

May 2, 2024

የግድያ ወንጀል የሚያስከትለው ተጠያቂነት

Liability for the Crime of Homicide

April 30, 2024

የወንጀል እና የፍትሐብሔር ሕግ ልዩነት

The Difference Between Criminal and Civil Law

Civil Code, Criminal Code

January 20, 2023

የሽብር ወንጀል ተግባር በኢትዮጵያ ህግ

Acts of Terrorism under Ethiopian Law

January 20, 2023

የሕግ ሰውነት የተሰጠው ድርጅት የወንጀል ተጠያቂነት በኢትዮጵያ

Criminal Liability of Juristic Persons in Ethiopia

January 4, 2023

የወንጀል ምስክሮችና ጠቋሚዎች ጥበቃ

Protection of Criminal Witnesses and Informants

December 23, 2022

ተደራራቢ ወንጀሎችና የቅጣት አሰላል

Concurrence of Offences and Calculation of Penalties

December 16, 2022

በሰው ህይወት ላይ የሚፈፀሙ ወንጀሎች

Crimes Against Human Life and Their Legal Consequences

December 6, 2022

የሙስና ወንጀል ምንነትና ልዩ ባህሪያት

The Nature and Special Characteristics of Corruption Offenses

November 29, 2022

የኮንትሮባንድ ወንጀል ማለት ምን ማለት ነው? ከሀገራችን የህግ ማዕቀፍ እንዴት ይታያል?

What is Smuggling? How is it Viewed Under Ethiopia's Legal Framework?

November 25, 2022

በግል አቤቱታ አቅራቢነት የሚያስቀጡ እና በወንጀል ክስ አቅራቢነት የሚያስቀጡ ወንጀሎች ልዩነት

Differences Between Offenses Requiring Private Complaint and Offenses Requiring Public Prosecution