Police re-arrested an 18-year-old Ethiopian Christian woman only hours after she was released on bail, it was reported in early November.
The woman, known as Deborah, was detained with three younger teenage girls for their part in handing out a book about Christianity in Babile, a town 550km from the capital, Addis Ababa.
Local Muslims said the book was an insult to Islam, and this led to an attack on a church and the arrest of the four teenagers. It is not yet clear why Deborah was re-arrested.
No charges
A police investigation failed to bring formal charges against her and the three other girls. Their bail application was approved by a judge and the four teenagers were released after paying 3,000 Ethiopian Birr (about US $135).
The prosecutor’s office is seeking advice on how to proceed with the case.
