Eritrea: Hundreds of water-tanker owners under arrest
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For several years now, the owners and drivers were given permission to buy and sell water at a tariff set by the government, however the prices set were too low and unworkable, leading many to charge over the set amount. Last Friday, 360 transport workers werEritrea: Hundreds of water-tanker owners under arrest
For several years now, the owners and drivers were given permission to buy and sell water at a tariff set by the government, however the prices set were too low and unworkable, leading many to charge over the set amount. Last Friday, 360 transport workers were called into a meeting where they were told that they were all under arrest pending a fine of up to 1.5 million nakfas each (100,000 USD), some 300 were still in prison at the time of writing. Those that were released raised a bail guaranteed by their business licenses. Read More ... Read more