Ethiopian court last month acquitted Abraham Solomon, detained for having connections with the first defendant Zelalem, along with four other opposition politicians namely Abraha Desta, an official of the opposition Arena Tigray Party and social media activist, Yeshiwas Assefa, council member of the Blue (Semayawi) Party, Daniel Shibeshi, official of the now defunct Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) party and Habtamu Ayalew, former Public Relations Head of the defunct UDJ. 
Mwezi uliopita, mahakama ya Ethiopia haikuwakuta na hatia Abraham Solomon, aliyekuwa amekamatwa kwa kosa la kuwa na uhusiano na mshitakiwa wa kwanza Zelalem, sambamba na wanasiasa wengine wanne wa upinzani ambao ni Abraha Desta, afisa wa chama cha upinzani cha Arena Tigray Party na mwanaharakati wa mitandao ya kijamii, Yeshiwas Assefa, mwanachama wa baraza la chama cha siasa cha Semayawi, Daniel Shibeshi, afisa wa chama kisichosikika sana cha Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) na Habtamu Ayalew, Mkuu wa Mawasiliano ya Umma wa chama hicho.