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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

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ጥቅምት 14÷ 2017 ዓ.ም.

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት እና በሩዋንዳ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት መካከል የተደረገው የአሳልፎ መስጠት ስምምነት ማፅደቂያ አዋጅ

Extradition Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 1219/2012

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ሐምሌ 18፥ 2012 ዓ.ም.

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት እና በጂቡቲ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት መካከል የተደረገው በወንጀል ጉዳዮች የጋራ የፍትሕ ትብብር ስምምነት ማጽደቂያ አዋጅ

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Djibouti Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 1216/2012

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ሐምሌ 15፥ 2012 ዓ.ም.

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት እና በሩዋንዳ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት መካከል የተደረገው በወንጀል ጉዳዮች የጋራ የፍትሕ ትብብር ስምምነት ማፅደቂያ አዋጅ

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 1218/2012

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ሐምሌ 14፥ 2012 ዓ.ም.

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት እና በሱዳን ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት መካከል የተደረገው የወንጀል ጉዳዮች የጋራ የፍትህ ትብብር ስምምነት ማፅደቂያ አዋጅ

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Agreement Between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Sudan Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 874/2007

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ታህሳስ 30፥ 2007 ዓ.ም.

የወንጀል ምስክሮች የውሎ አበልና የጉዞ ወጪ አከፋፈል የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ

Per Diem and Transportation Cost of Witnesses of Criminal Offences Council of Ministers Regulation

In Force

ደንብ ቁጥር 371/2008

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ጥር 27፥ 2008 ዓ.ም.

የሽብርተኛ ሀብት የሚታገድበት ሥነ-ሥርዓት የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ

Procedure for Freezing of Terrorist’s Assets Council of Ministers Regulations

In Force

ደንብ ቁጥር 306/2006

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ግንቦት 26፥ 2006 ዓ.ም.

የጦር መሳርያዎችን፣ መለዋወጫዎቻቸውንና አካሎቻቸውን እንዲሁም ፈንጂዎችን በሕገ ወጥ መንገድ ማምረትንና ማዘዋወርን ለመከላከል የወጣው ፕሮቶኮል ማፅደቂያ አዋጅ

Protocol Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 735/2004

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ሚያዝያ 12፥ 2004 ዓ.ም.

ሽብርተኝነትን በገንዘብ መደገፍን ለመቆጣጠር የወጣው ዓለም ዓቀፍ ኮንቬንሽን ማፅደቂያ አዋጅ

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 734/2004

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የካቲት 12፥ 2004 ዓ.ም.

የኢጋድ የወንጀል ጉዳዮች የጋራ የፍትህ ትብብር ኮንቬንሽን ማጽደቂያ አዋጅ

IGAD Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 732/2004

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የካቲት 12፥ 2004 ዓ.ም.

የወንጀል ምስክሮችና ጠቋሚዎች ጥበቃ አዋጅ

Protection of Witnesses and Whistleblowers of Criminal Offences Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 699/2003

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የካቲት 4፥ 2003 ዓ.ም.

የኢጋድ አሳልፎ የመስጠት ኮንቬንሽን ማጽደቂያ አዋጅ

IGAD Convention on Extradition Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 733/2004

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የካቲት 12፥ 2004 ዓ.ም.

ስለፌዴራል ታራሚዎች አያያዝ የወጣ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ

Council of Ministers Regulation on the Treatment of Federal Prisoners

In Force

ደንብ ቁጥር 138/1999

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ግንባት 24፥ 1999 ዓ.ም.

የፌዴራል ማረሚያ ቤቶች የጥበቃ አባሎች መተዳደሪያ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ

Federal Prison Wardens Administration Council of Ministers Regulations

In Force

ደንብ ቁጥር 137/1999

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ግንቦት 24፥ 1999 ዓ.ም.

የተሻሻለው የጸረ-ሙስና ልዩ የሥነ-ሥርዓትና የማስረጃ ህግ የወጣ አዋጅ

Revised Anti-Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 434/1997

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ጥር 25፥ 1997 ዓ.ም.

የይቅርታ ሥነ-ሥርዓት አዋጅ

Procedure of Pardon Proclamation

Repealed

አዋጅ ቁጥር 395/1996

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ሚያዚያ 9፥ 1996 ዓ.ም.

የአደገኛ ቦዘኔነት መቆጣጠሪያ አዋጅ

Vagrancy Control Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 384/1996

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ጥር 18፥ 1996 ዓ.ም.

የፌዴራል ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን መተዳደሪያ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ

Federal Police Commission Administration Council of Ministers Regulations

In Force

ደንብ ቁጥር 86/1995

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መጋቢት 29፥ 1995 ዓ.ም.

የፀረ-ሙስና ልዩ የሥነ-ሥርዓት እና የማስረጃ ሕግ (ማሻሻያ) አዋጅ

Anti-Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence (Amendment) Proclamation

Repealed

አዋጅ ቁጥር 239/1993

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ሰኔ 5፥ 1993 ዓ.ም.

የፀረ-ሙስና ልዩ የሥነ-ሥርዓት እና የማስረጃ ሕግ አዋጅ

Anti-Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence Proclamation

Repealed

አዋጅ ቁጥር 236/1993

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ግንቦት 16፥ 1993 ዓ.ም.

Directives

Corrections & Prisons Criminal Procedure

በተሻሻለዉ በፌደራል ይቅርታ ቦርድ የሚታዩ የህግ ታራሚዎች የይቅርታ ጥያቄ አቀራረብ እና አሰጣጥ መመሪያ ቁጥር ላይ የተዘጋጀ የማብራሪያ ጽሁፍ

Explanatory Note Prepared on the Revised Directive Number for the Presentation and Granting of Pardon Requests for Prisoners reviewed by the Federal Pardon Board

April 27, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

Corrections & Prisons Criminal Procedure

የይቅርታ ጥያቄ አቀራረብ እና ይቅርታ አሰጣጥ መመሪያ

Pardon Requests Submission and Granting Directive

April 27, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

Corrections & Prisons Criminal Procedure

የይቅርታ ጥያቄ አቀራረብ እና ይቅርታ አሰጣጥ መመሪያ

Pardon Requests Submission and Granting Directive

April 27, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

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

Criminal Procedure

ሕገ-ወጥ ዕቃን የሚመለከት መረጃ አሰጣጥ፣ አመዘጋገብ፣ አያያዝ እና የወሮታ ክፍያን አፈጻጸም ለመወሰን የወጣ መመሪያ ቁጥር 1042/2017 ላይ የቀረበ ማብራሪያ

Explanatory Note on Directive No. 1042/2025 (2017 E.C.) Issued to Determine Information Provision, Registration, Handling, and Reward Payments Regarding Illicit Goods

March 6, 2026

የገንዘብ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Finance

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

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

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

ጥሬ ገንዘብ፣ወርቅ እና የውጭ ሀገር ገንዘብ የመያዝና የማዘዋወር፣ ገንዘብ የማስተላለፍ የሀዋላ ስራ እንዲሁም ሀሰተኛ የገንዝብ ኖት ጋር በተያያዘ የሚፈጸም ሕገ ወጥ ድርጊት መረጃ አሰጣጥ፣ አያያዝ እና የወሮታ ክፍያ አፈጻጸም መመሪያ ቁጥር 931/2015

Directive on the Handling, Transfer, and Exchange of Foreign Currency, Gold, and Cash, Including Information on Illegal Currency Transactions and Counterfeit Banknotes, as well as the Procedures for Prosecution and Penalties (Directive No. 931/2015)

October 6, 2022

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

የብሔራዊ ባንክ መመሪያን ያለማክበር ቅጣት መመሪያ ቁጥር 955/2022

Penalty for Non-Compliance with the Directives of the National Bank (Directive No. 955/2022)

October 3, 2022

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ መመሪያን አለማክበር የገንዘብ መቀጮ ማሻሻያ (መመሪያ ቁጥር 103/2020)

Amendment of Fine for Non-Compliance with the Directive of the National Bank of Ethiopia (Directive No. 103/2020)

December 7, 2020

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Criminal Procedure Insurance Regulations

የኢንሹራንስ እና የድጋሚ ኢንሹራንስ የንግድ ማጭበርበር ክትትል መመሪያ ቁጥር 110/2020

Insurance & Reinsurance Business Fraud Monitoring Directive No. 110/2020

December 7, 2020

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ መመሪያዎችን ያለማክበር የገንዘብ መቀጮ (መመሪያ ቁጥር 102/2020)

Fine for Non-Compliance with the Directives of the National Bank of Ethiopia (Directive No.102/2020)

December 6, 2020

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Criminal Procedure

በወንጀል ጉዳዮች የእርቅ አፈፃፀም መመሪያ ቁጥር 1/2012

Criminal Mediation Implementation Directive No. 1/2012

July 23, 2020

የፌዴራል ጠቅላይ አቃቤ ህግ

Federal Attorney General

Criminal Procedure Sports & Recreation

ETH-NADO ዶፒንግ የቁጥጥር ሙከራ ሂደቶች (መመሪያ ቁጥር 469/2020)

ETH-NADO Doping Control Testing Procedures (Directive No. 469/2020)

October 1, 2017

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ፀረ-አበረታች ቅመሞች ጽህፈት ቤት

Ethiopian National Anti-Doping Office

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

የማጭበርበር ቁጥጥር መመሪያ ቁጥር 603/2021

Fraud Monitoring Directive No. 603/2021

January 1, 2015

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

የማጭበርበር ቁጥጥር መመሪያ ቁጥር 306/2020

Fraud Monitoring (Directive No. 306/2020)

December 1, 2014

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Criminal Procedure Gaming and Lottery Regulations

የህገወጥ ሎቶሪ ሥራዎች ከትትልና ቁጥጥር መመሪያ ቁጥር 141/2013

Illegal Lottery Activities Monitoring and Control Directive No. 141/2013

October 11, 2012

የኢትዮጵያ ገቢዎችና ጉምሩክ ባለሥልጣን

Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority

Criminal Procedure

የሕገ-ወጥ ዕቃዎች መረጃ አሰጣጥ አያያዝ አመዘጋገብ እና የወሮታ ክፍያዎችን ለመወሰን ተሻሽሎ የወጣ መመሪያ ቁጥር 136/2013

Revised Directive No. 136/2013 on the Procedure for Handling Information on Illegal Goods and Determining Fines

December 1, 2011

የኢትዮጵያ ገቢዎችና ጉምሩክ ባለሥልጣን

Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority

News

Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives Commended for Their Role in Drafting the FDRE Criminal Procedure and Evidence Law

June 12, 2026

በቴክኖሎጂ የታገዘ ሥራን በማከናወን የወንጀል ፍትሕ ሥርዓቱን የማዘመን ተግባራት በመከናወን ላይ ናቸው•Efforts are Underway to Modernize the Criminal Justice System by Implementing Technology-Backed Operations

June 10, 2026

Ministry of Justice Holds Ceremony to Honor Contributors to the Newly Ratified Criminal Law Procedure and Evidence Law

May 7, 2026

CRIMS(Criminal Record Information Management System) Project Steering Committee Sets Strategic Directions

April 20, 2026

Equipment Donated to Support System for Tracking Crimes Against Women and Children

April 20, 2026

Criminal Investigation Training Provided to Dire Dawa Police Detectives

January 5, 2026

FDRE Ministry Justice, Dire Dawa Police Sign Cooperation Framework Agreement

January 5, 2026

A Consultative Meeting was Held to Discuss the Findings of a Recent Survey Conducted on the Threat of Crime

December 23, 2025

Authorities leading criminal investigations have been urged to play a proactive role in upholding the rights of suspects and detainees

December 23, 2025

Reforms in Criminal Investigations, Prosecutions, and Judicial Proceedings Begin to Yield Results

September 25, 2025

Need to Reform Institutional Framework to Enhance Criminal Justice Efficiency Highlighted

July 28, 2025

Discussion Held on a Survey of the Causes of Violations of Federal Financial and Procurement Laws in Federal Institutions

June 12, 2025

An Input Collection Forum Was Held on the Draft Handbook for Criminal Investigation, Charge Preparation, and Court Litigation

June 9, 2025

Need to Strengthen Collaborative Efforts to Enhance the Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Administration

April 22, 2025

Individual Sentenced in Absentia to Life Imprisonment Captured After Hiding

April 7, 2025

Training on Human Trafficking and its Prevention Delivered to Judges

March 17, 2025

Second Round Training Commences to Enhance Skills in Criminal Investigation, Case Preparation, and Court Litigation

March 17, 2025

Recent Training on Criminal Law Completed

March 15, 2025

Training Program Launched to Enhance Skills in Crime Investigation, Prosecution, and Litigation

March 10, 2025

Community Role Emphasized in Ensuring Compliance with Criminal Law and Justice System

February 18, 2025

Historic and Educational Proceedings Conducted by the Federal High Court Lideta Branch

January 23, 2025

Treaties

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ እና በቻይና ህዝብ ሪፐብሊክ መካከል የተፈረደባቸውን ሰዎች ለማስተላለፍ የተደረገ ስምምነት

Treaty Between The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and The People's Republic of China on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons

September 5, 2024

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ እና በቻይና ህዝብ ሪፐብሊክ መካከል የተደረገ ስምምነት

Treaty Between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the People’s Republic of China on Extradition

May 4, 2014

Articles

June 19, 2025

በሀይል ተግባር ማስረጃ መሰብሰብ ወይም ምርመራ ማከናወን ኢ-ሕገ መንግሥታዊ እና በወንጀል የሚያስቀጣ ድርጊት መሆኑን ያውቃሉ?

Forced Evidence Collection: An Unconstitutional and Criminal Act

Criminal & Procedure, Criminal Procedure

May 28, 2025

በወንጀል ክስ ላይ የሚቀርብ መቃወሚያ

Objection to a Criminal Charge

Criminal Procedure

February 26, 2025

የወንጀል ምስክሮችና ጠቋሚዎች ጥበቃ

Protection of Crime Witnesses and Informants

Criminal Procedure

February 15, 2025

የሴት ልጅ ጠለፋ የሚያስከትለው የወንጀል ተጠያቂነት

Criminal Liability for the Abduction of Women

Criminal Procedure

February 5, 2025

የውንብድና ወንጀል የሚያስከትለው የህግ ተጠያቂነት

Legal Accountability for Robbery Crimes: An Analysis of Ethiopian Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure

January 8, 2025

የቅጣት አላማና ግቦች በኢ.ፌ.ዴ.ሪ የወንጀል ህግ

The Objectives and Purposes of Punishment in the FDRE Criminal Code

Criminal Procedure

December 23, 2024

የወንጀል ምስክሮችና ጠቋሚዎች ጥበቃ

Protection of Criminal Witnesses and Informants

Criminal Procedure

July 6, 2023

የውል አለመፈፀም የሚያስከትለው ውጤት በኢትዮጵያ ህግ

Consequences of Breach of Contract under Ethiopian Law

Civil Code, Criminal Procedure

April 14, 2022

በሰው መነገድ ወንጀል ምንነት

Understanding Human Trafficking: Causes, Legal Framework, and Prevention Efforts in Ethiopia

Criminal Procedure

April 13, 2022

የጊዜ ቀጠሮ ምንነት እና የፖሊሰ፣ የዐቃቤ ሕግና የፍርድ ቤት ሚና

The Nature of Time Extensions and the Roles of Police, Prosecution, and Courts

Criminal Procedure

Press Releases

የኢ.ፌ.ድ.ሪ ፍትህ ሚኒስቴር የንብረት ማስመለስ አዋጅ ቁጥር 1364/2017ን አስመልክቶ ጋዜጣዊ መግለጫ ሰጠ

Ministry of Justice Issues Press Statement on Proclamation No. 1364/2017 Regarding Asset Recovery

January 30, 2025
Criminal Procedure

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

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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.

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት እና በሩዋንዳ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት መካከል የተደረገው የአሳልፎ መስጠት ስምምነት ማፅደቂያ አዋጅ

Extradition Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 1219/2012

•

ሐምሌ 18፥ 2012 ዓ.ም.

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት እና በጂቡቲ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት መካከል የተደረገው በወንጀል ጉዳዮች የጋራ የፍትሕ ትብብር ስምምነት ማጽደቂያ አዋጅ

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Djibouti Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 1216/2012

•

ሐምሌ 15፥ 2012 ዓ.ም.

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት እና በሩዋንዳ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት መካከል የተደረገው በወንጀል ጉዳዮች የጋራ የፍትሕ ትብብር ስምምነት ማፅደቂያ አዋጅ

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 1218/2012

•

ሐምሌ 14፥ 2012 ዓ.ም.

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት እና በሱዳን ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት መካከል የተደረገው የወንጀል ጉዳዮች የጋራ የፍትህ ትብብር ስምምነት ማፅደቂያ አዋጅ

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Agreement Between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Sudan Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 874/2007

•

ታህሳስ 30፥ 2007 ዓ.ም.

የወንጀል ምስክሮች የውሎ አበልና የጉዞ ወጪ አከፋፈል የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ

Per Diem and Transportation Cost of Witnesses of Criminal Offences Council of Ministers Regulation

In Force

ደንብ ቁጥር 371/2008

•

ጥር 27፥ 2008 ዓ.ም.

የሽብርተኛ ሀብት የሚታገድበት ሥነ-ሥርዓት የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ

Procedure for Freezing of Terrorist’s Assets Council of Ministers Regulations

In Force

ደንብ ቁጥር 306/2006

•

ግንቦት 26፥ 2006 ዓ.ም.

የጦር መሳርያዎችን፣ መለዋወጫዎቻቸውንና አካሎቻቸውን እንዲሁም ፈንጂዎችን በሕገ ወጥ መንገድ ማምረትንና ማዘዋወርን ለመከላከል የወጣው ፕሮቶኮል ማፅደቂያ አዋጅ

Protocol Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 735/2004

•

ሚያዝያ 12፥ 2004 ዓ.ም.

ሽብርተኝነትን በገንዘብ መደገፍን ለመቆጣጠር የወጣው ዓለም ዓቀፍ ኮንቬንሽን ማፅደቂያ አዋጅ

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 734/2004

•

የካቲት 12፥ 2004 ዓ.ም.

የኢጋድ የወንጀል ጉዳዮች የጋራ የፍትህ ትብብር ኮንቬንሽን ማጽደቂያ አዋጅ

IGAD Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 732/2004

•

የካቲት 12፥ 2004 ዓ.ም.

የወንጀል ምስክሮችና ጠቋሚዎች ጥበቃ አዋጅ

Protection of Witnesses and Whistleblowers of Criminal Offences Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 699/2003

•

የካቲት 4፥ 2003 ዓ.ም.

የኢጋድ አሳልፎ የመስጠት ኮንቬንሽን ማጽደቂያ አዋጅ

IGAD Convention on Extradition Ratification Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 733/2004

•

የካቲት 12፥ 2004 ዓ.ም.

ስለፌዴራል ታራሚዎች አያያዝ የወጣ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ

Council of Ministers Regulation on the Treatment of Federal Prisoners

In Force

ደንብ ቁጥር 138/1999

•

ግንባት 24፥ 1999 ዓ.ም.

የፌዴራል ማረሚያ ቤቶች የጥበቃ አባሎች መተዳደሪያ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ

Federal Prison Wardens Administration Council of Ministers Regulations

In Force

ደንብ ቁጥር 137/1999

•

ግንቦት 24፥ 1999 ዓ.ም.

የተሻሻለው የጸረ-ሙስና ልዩ የሥነ-ሥርዓትና የማስረጃ ህግ የወጣ አዋጅ

Revised Anti-Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 434/1997

•

ጥር 25፥ 1997 ዓ.ም.

የይቅርታ ሥነ-ሥርዓት አዋጅ

Procedure of Pardon Proclamation

Repealed

አዋጅ ቁጥር 395/1996

•

ሚያዚያ 9፥ 1996 ዓ.ም.

የአደገኛ ቦዘኔነት መቆጣጠሪያ አዋጅ

Vagrancy Control Proclamation

In Force

አዋጅ ቁጥር 384/1996

•

ጥር 18፥ 1996 ዓ.ም.

የፌዴራል ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን መተዳደሪያ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ

Federal Police Commission Administration Council of Ministers Regulations

In Force

ደንብ ቁጥር 86/1995

•

መጋቢት 29፥ 1995 ዓ.ም.

የፀረ-ሙስና ልዩ የሥነ-ሥርዓት እና የማስረጃ ሕግ (ማሻሻያ) አዋጅ

Anti-Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence (Amendment) Proclamation

Repealed

አዋጅ ቁጥር 239/1993

•

ሰኔ 5፥ 1993 ዓ.ም.

የፀረ-ሙስና ልዩ የሥነ-ሥርዓት እና የማስረጃ ሕግ አዋጅ

Anti-Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence Proclamation

Repealed

አዋጅ ቁጥር 236/1993

•

ግንቦት 16፥ 1993 ዓ.ም.

Directives

Corrections & Prisons Criminal Procedure

በተሻሻለዉ በፌደራል ይቅርታ ቦርድ የሚታዩ የህግ ታራሚዎች የይቅርታ ጥያቄ አቀራረብ እና አሰጣጥ መመሪያ ቁጥር ላይ የተዘጋጀ የማብራሪያ ጽሁፍ

Explanatory Note Prepared on the Revised Directive Number for the Presentation and Granting of Pardon Requests for Prisoners reviewed by the Federal Pardon Board

April 27, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

Corrections & Prisons Criminal Procedure

የይቅርታ ጥያቄ አቀራረብ እና ይቅርታ አሰጣጥ መመሪያ

Pardon Requests Submission and Granting Directive

April 27, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

Corrections & Prisons Criminal Procedure

የይቅርታ ጥያቄ አቀራረብ እና ይቅርታ አሰጣጥ መመሪያ

Pardon Requests Submission and Granting Directive

April 27, 2026

የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Justice

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

Criminal Procedure

ሕገ-ወጥ ዕቃን የሚመለከት መረጃ አሰጣጥ፣ አመዘጋገብ፣ አያያዝ እና የወሮታ ክፍያን አፈጻጸም ለመወሰን የወጣ መመሪያ ቁጥር 1042/2017 ላይ የቀረበ ማብራሪያ

Explanatory Note on Directive No. 1042/2025 (2017 E.C.) Issued to Determine Information Provision, Registration, Handling, and Reward Payments Regarding Illicit Goods

March 6, 2026

የገንዘብ ሚኒስቴር

Ministry of Finance

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

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

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

ጥሬ ገንዘብ፣ወርቅ እና የውጭ ሀገር ገንዘብ የመያዝና የማዘዋወር፣ ገንዘብ የማስተላለፍ የሀዋላ ስራ እንዲሁም ሀሰተኛ የገንዝብ ኖት ጋር በተያያዘ የሚፈጸም ሕገ ወጥ ድርጊት መረጃ አሰጣጥ፣ አያያዝ እና የወሮታ ክፍያ አፈጻጸም መመሪያ ቁጥር 931/2015

Directive on the Handling, Transfer, and Exchange of Foreign Currency, Gold, and Cash, Including Information on Illegal Currency Transactions and Counterfeit Banknotes, as well as the Procedures for Prosecution and Penalties (Directive No. 931/2015)

October 6, 2022

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

የብሔራዊ ባንክ መመሪያን ያለማክበር ቅጣት መመሪያ ቁጥር 955/2022

Penalty for Non-Compliance with the Directives of the National Bank (Directive No. 955/2022)

October 3, 2022

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ መመሪያን አለማክበር የገንዘብ መቀጮ ማሻሻያ (መመሪያ ቁጥር 103/2020)

Amendment of Fine for Non-Compliance with the Directive of the National Bank of Ethiopia (Directive No. 103/2020)

December 7, 2020

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Criminal Procedure Insurance Regulations

የኢንሹራንስ እና የድጋሚ ኢንሹራንስ የንግድ ማጭበርበር ክትትል መመሪያ ቁጥር 110/2020

Insurance & Reinsurance Business Fraud Monitoring Directive No. 110/2020

December 7, 2020

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ መመሪያዎችን ያለማክበር የገንዘብ መቀጮ (መመሪያ ቁጥር 102/2020)

Fine for Non-Compliance with the Directives of the National Bank of Ethiopia (Directive No.102/2020)

December 6, 2020

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Criminal Procedure

በወንጀል ጉዳዮች የእርቅ አፈፃፀም መመሪያ ቁጥር 1/2012

Criminal Mediation Implementation Directive No. 1/2012

July 23, 2020

የፌዴራል ጠቅላይ አቃቤ ህግ

Federal Attorney General

Criminal Procedure Sports & Recreation

ETH-NADO ዶፒንግ የቁጥጥር ሙከራ ሂደቶች (መመሪያ ቁጥር 469/2020)

ETH-NADO Doping Control Testing Procedures (Directive No. 469/2020)

October 1, 2017

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ፀረ-አበረታች ቅመሞች ጽህፈት ቤት

Ethiopian National Anti-Doping Office

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

የማጭበርበር ቁጥጥር መመሪያ ቁጥር 603/2021

Fraud Monitoring Directive No. 603/2021

January 1, 2015

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Banking & Finance Criminal Procedure

የማጭበርበር ቁጥጥር መመሪያ ቁጥር 306/2020

Fraud Monitoring (Directive No. 306/2020)

December 1, 2014

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ

National Bank Of Ethiopia

Criminal Procedure Gaming and Lottery Regulations

የህገወጥ ሎቶሪ ሥራዎች ከትትልና ቁጥጥር መመሪያ ቁጥር 141/2013

Illegal Lottery Activities Monitoring and Control Directive No. 141/2013

October 11, 2012

የኢትዮጵያ ገቢዎችና ጉምሩክ ባለሥልጣን

Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority

Criminal Procedure

የሕገ-ወጥ ዕቃዎች መረጃ አሰጣጥ አያያዝ አመዘጋገብ እና የወሮታ ክፍያዎችን ለመወሰን ተሻሽሎ የወጣ መመሪያ ቁጥር 136/2013

Revised Directive No. 136/2013 on the Procedure for Handling Information on Illegal Goods and Determining Fines

December 1, 2011

የኢትዮጵያ ገቢዎችና ጉምሩክ ባለሥልጣን

Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority

News

Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives Commended for Their Role in Drafting the FDRE Criminal Procedure and Evidence Law

June 12, 2026

በቴክኖሎጂ የታገዘ ሥራን በማከናወን የወንጀል ፍትሕ ሥርዓቱን የማዘመን ተግባራት በመከናወን ላይ ናቸው•Efforts are Underway to Modernize the Criminal Justice System by Implementing Technology-Backed Operations

June 10, 2026

Ministry of Justice Holds Ceremony to Honor Contributors to the Newly Ratified Criminal Law Procedure and Evidence Law

May 7, 2026

CRIMS(Criminal Record Information Management System) Project Steering Committee Sets Strategic Directions

April 20, 2026

Equipment Donated to Support System for Tracking Crimes Against Women and Children

April 20, 2026

Criminal Investigation Training Provided to Dire Dawa Police Detectives

January 5, 2026

FDRE Ministry Justice, Dire Dawa Police Sign Cooperation Framework Agreement

January 5, 2026

A Consultative Meeting was Held to Discuss the Findings of a Recent Survey Conducted on the Threat of Crime

December 23, 2025

Authorities leading criminal investigations have been urged to play a proactive role in upholding the rights of suspects and detainees

December 23, 2025

Reforms in Criminal Investigations, Prosecutions, and Judicial Proceedings Begin to Yield Results

September 25, 2025

Need to Reform Institutional Framework to Enhance Criminal Justice Efficiency Highlighted

July 28, 2025

Discussion Held on a Survey of the Causes of Violations of Federal Financial and Procurement Laws in Federal Institutions

June 12, 2025

An Input Collection Forum Was Held on the Draft Handbook for Criminal Investigation, Charge Preparation, and Court Litigation

June 9, 2025

Need to Strengthen Collaborative Efforts to Enhance the Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Administration

April 22, 2025

Individual Sentenced in Absentia to Life Imprisonment Captured After Hiding

April 7, 2025

Training on Human Trafficking and its Prevention Delivered to Judges

March 17, 2025

Second Round Training Commences to Enhance Skills in Criminal Investigation, Case Preparation, and Court Litigation

March 17, 2025

Recent Training on Criminal Law Completed

March 15, 2025

Training Program Launched to Enhance Skills in Crime Investigation, Prosecution, and Litigation

March 10, 2025

Community Role Emphasized in Ensuring Compliance with Criminal Law and Justice System

February 18, 2025

Historic and Educational Proceedings Conducted by the Federal High Court Lideta Branch

January 23, 2025

Treaties

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ እና በቻይና ህዝብ ሪፐብሊክ መካከል የተፈረደባቸውን ሰዎች ለማስተላለፍ የተደረገ ስምምነት

Treaty Between The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and The People's Republic of China on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons

September 5, 2024

በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ እና በቻይና ህዝብ ሪፐብሊክ መካከል የተደረገ ስምምነት

Treaty Between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the People’s Republic of China on Extradition

May 4, 2014

Articles

June 19, 2025

በሀይል ተግባር ማስረጃ መሰብሰብ ወይም ምርመራ ማከናወን ኢ-ሕገ መንግሥታዊ እና በወንጀል የሚያስቀጣ ድርጊት መሆኑን ያውቃሉ?

Forced Evidence Collection: An Unconstitutional and Criminal Act

Criminal & Procedure, Criminal Procedure

May 28, 2025

በወንጀል ክስ ላይ የሚቀርብ መቃወሚያ

Objection to a Criminal Charge

Criminal Procedure

February 26, 2025

የወንጀል ምስክሮችና ጠቋሚዎች ጥበቃ

Protection of Crime Witnesses and Informants

Criminal Procedure

February 15, 2025

የሴት ልጅ ጠለፋ የሚያስከትለው የወንጀል ተጠያቂነት

Criminal Liability for the Abduction of Women

Criminal Procedure

February 5, 2025

የውንብድና ወንጀል የሚያስከትለው የህግ ተጠያቂነት

Legal Accountability for Robbery Crimes: An Analysis of Ethiopian Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure

January 8, 2025

የቅጣት አላማና ግቦች በኢ.ፌ.ዴ.ሪ የወንጀል ህግ

The Objectives and Purposes of Punishment in the FDRE Criminal Code

Criminal Procedure

December 23, 2024

የወንጀል ምስክሮችና ጠቋሚዎች ጥበቃ

Protection of Criminal Witnesses and Informants

Criminal Procedure

July 6, 2023

የውል አለመፈፀም የሚያስከትለው ውጤት በኢትዮጵያ ህግ

Consequences of Breach of Contract under Ethiopian Law

Civil Code, Criminal Procedure

April 14, 2022

በሰው መነገድ ወንጀል ምንነት

Understanding Human Trafficking: Causes, Legal Framework, and Prevention Efforts in Ethiopia

Criminal Procedure

April 13, 2022

የጊዜ ቀጠሮ ምንነት እና የፖሊሰ፣ የዐቃቤ ሕግና የፍርድ ቤት ሚና

The Nature of Time Extensions and the Roles of Police, Prosecution, and Courts

Criminal Procedure

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የኢ.ፌ.ድ.ሪ ፍትህ ሚኒስቴር የንብረት ማስመለስ አዋጅ ቁጥር 1364/2017ን አስመልክቶ ጋዜጣዊ መግለጫ ሰጠ

Ministry of Justice Issues Press Statement on Proclamation No. 1364/2017 Regarding Asset Recovery

January 30, 2025
Criminal Procedure