Abraham Teklu Lemma oo qirtay inuu sirta Maraykanka u gudbiyay Itoobiya

Abraham Teklu Lemma, oo ah Maraykan u dhashay asal ahaanna Itoobiyaan ah, ayaa qirtay inuu sirta qarsoodiga ah ee Maraykanka u gudbiyay Itoobiya, sida ay sheegtay Waaxda Cadaaladda Maraykanka.

Sida uu uga qaatay sirta xarumaha dowladda

Sida laga soo xigtay xeer ilaaliyayaasha, Lemma wuxuu ka shaqeeyay qandaraasle ahaan Waaxda Arrimaha Dibadda, Waaxda Cadaaladda iyo Xafiiska Baaritaanka Qaranka. Wuxuu si qarsoodi ah uga qaaday qalab sir ah xarumo dowladeed oo ammaan ah, mararka qaarna wuxuu macluumaadka xasaasiga ah ku qoray qoraallo gacan ku qoran oo uu dibadda uga qaaday. Wuxuu kaloo isticmaalay jagadiisa maamule IT si uu u soo saaro faylal sir ah oo elektaroonig ah.

Xeer ilaaliyayaashu waxay sheegeen in Lemma uu la shaqeeyay saraakiil sare oo ka tirsan hay'adaha siyaasadda, millatariga iyo sirdoonka Itoobiya intii u dhaxaysay 2021 iyo xabsigiisii bishii Agoosto 2023. Waxaa lagu xiray Maryland bishii Agoosto 2023 ka dib baaritaan lagu sameeyay sida uu u maareeyay sirta.

Sirta la xiriirtay dagaalka Itoobiya

Xeer ilaaliyayaashu waxay yiraahdeen in inta badan sirta qarsoodiga ah ee Lemma u gudbiyay dowladda Itoobiya ay la xiriirtay dagaal hubaysan oo ka socday Itoobiya. Macluumaadka waxaa ka mid ahaa sawirro dayax-gacmeed iyo faahfaahin ku saabsan dhaqdhaqaaqyo millatari, kuwaas oo uu ugu gudbiyay saraakiil Itoobiyaan ah fariimo sir ah. FBI-da waxay sheegtay in saraakiisha Itoobiya ay markii dambe u isticmaaleen sirdoonka Lemma soo gudbiyay howlgallo millatari.

Xeer ilaaliyayaashu waxay sheegeen in Lemma uu rajaynayay in macluumaadka uu ka caawiyo millatariga Itoobiya inay gartaan oo dilaan dagaalyahanno. Fariin uu bishii Diseembar 2021 u diray sarkaal Itoobiyaan ah, isagoo tixraacaya qoraallada maxkamadda, Lemma wuxuu ku qoray: "We have to finish these people once and for all, otherwise there will never be peace in Ethiopia." Isla maalintaas waxa uu sarkaal kale ku booriyay: "Please send Dro[nes]."

Digniinaha saraakiisha Maraykanka

Jeanine Ferris Pirro, oo ah Xeer Ilaaliyaha Maraykanka, waxay tidhi Lemma wuxuu ku xadgudbay helitaankiisa sirta ugu xasaasisan Maraykanka. Waxay ku eedaysay inuu khiyaaneeyay asxaabtiisa iyo dalkiisa, iyadoo xeer ilaaliyayaashu sheegeen in si buuxda loo dacwayn doono. John Eisenberg, oo ah gacan-ku-xigeenka Xeer Ilaaliyaha Guud ee Maraykanka arrimaha amniga qaranka, wuxuu yiri Lemma si aan caadi ahayn ayuu u khiyaaneeyay Maraykanka.

Lemma wuxuu qirtay inuu ku tashaday inuu u gudbiyo macluumaadka difaaca qaranka dowlad shisheeye. Sida lagu sheegay heshiiska qirashada, waxaa hortaagan inuu xabsi ku jiro ilaa 22 sano, xukunna waxaa loo qorsheeyay 14 Abriil 2027.

Abraham Teklu Lemma admitted sharing dozens of classified documents with senior Ethiopian officials over more than two years, the US Justice Department said.

An Ethiopian-born American citizen and former US contractor has pleaded guilty to passing highly classified intelligence to Ethiopia, the US Department of Justice said. Abraham Teklu Lemma admitted sharing dozens of classified documents and photographs with senior Ethiopian officials over more than two years.

Guilty plea and possible sentence

Lemma pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit national defence information to a foreign government. US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro said, "In doing so, he betrayed his oath, his colleagues, and his country, while jeopardizing our national security." He faces up to 22 years in prison under a plea agreement, with sentencing scheduled for 14 April 2027.

How the material was taken

Lemma worked as a contractor at the State Department, Justice Department and National Reconnaissance Office. Prosecutors said he worked with senior figures in Ethiopia's political, military and intelligence establishments between 2021 and his arrest in August 2023. He secretly removed classified material from secure facilities, sometimes copying sensitive information into handwritten notes, and used his position as an IT administrator to extract electronic intelligence files.

Intelligence and the Ethiopian conflict

Prosecutors said, "Much of the highly classified information Lemma shared with the Ethiopian government concerned an armed conflict in Ethiopia." The material included satellite imagery and details of military activities, passed to Ethiopian officials through encrypted messages. The FBI said Ethiopian officials subsequently used the intelligence in military operations. John Eisenberg, the US assistant attorney general for national security, said, "Lemma betrayed the United States to an extraordinary degree."