Editing Mamo Wolde (section)

==Arrest==
In 1993, Degaga was arrested on the accusation that he participated in a [[Red Terror (Ethiopia)|Red Terror]] execution during the regime of the dictator [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]].<ref name=":1" /> He argued that although he was present at the killing, he was not a direct participant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/the-life-and-trials-of-malmo-wolde|title=The Life and Trials of Malmo Wolde|date=1 September 2002|work=Runner's World|access-date=30 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> The IOC campaigned the Ethiopian government for his release.<ref name=":1" /> In early 2002 he was convicted and sentenced to six years of imprisonment. Therefore, he was released because he had spent nine years in detention already waiting for his trial.<ref name=":1" />