ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's biggest anti-corruption sweep in years has caught another high level official, Alemayehu Gojo, deputy minister of finance and economic cooperation.
Gojo, who is a member of Ethiopian Parliament had his immunity revoked by a vote in the Parliament on Friday, a necessary step before he can be prosecuted for corruption.
Gojo was immediately put under arrest after the parliament voted to lift his immunity.
Another senior ex-government official Zaid Woldegebriel, former Director General of Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) was also arrested on Friday.
Ethiopian government has identified corruption and rent-seeking activities as part of the reason Ethiopia was rocked by sweeping unrest in 2016.
The Ethiopian government has since then promised to crack down on grand scale corruption which has afflicted one of the world's fastest growing economies.
The anti-corruption sweep has already seen the arrest of more than 50 individuals, including both Ethiopians and foreigners in the business, public service, as well as military circles.
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