Georgia man charged with citizenship fraud, accused of war crimes in Ethiopia
June 27, 2021 Henri Hollis - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
A Gwinnett County man accused of human rights violations in Ethiopia in the 1970s has been arrested on charges that he fraudulently gained citizenship to the United States.
Mezemr Abebe Belayneh, 65, of Snellville, was arraigned Thursday on charges that he lied during his immigration and naturalization process as he became a U.S. citizen, according to the acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Kurt R. Erskine.
Belayneh is accused of concealing his position as a civilian interrogator at a makeshift prison, where he is thought to have participated in severe physical abuse of prisoners held on the basis of their political beliefs, Erskine said. If Belayneh is convicted, he will lose his U.S. citizenship.
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