FEBRUARY 7, 2021 ETHIOPIAN LAW BY DANIEL FIKADU LEAVE A COMMENT EDIT Draft Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code, Article 25 (3) A Draft Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code (Draft Code) intended to replace the 1961 Criminal Procedure Code has been submitted to the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR) for its approval and promulgation. One of the matters the Draft Code regulates relates to the criminal jurisdiction of courts over crimes under the 2004 Criminal Code. This article examines Article 25 (3) of the Draft Code that empowers Courts of State of Oromia to exercise jurisdiction over some criminal cases in Addis Ababa. When seen in the light of the Constitutional division of power between the Federal Government and the States, this provision is constitutionally dubious and pragmatically flawed. Thus, the HPR needs to consider its omission from the final version of the Draft Code. Jurisdiction of Courts of the State of Oromia over Crimes Committed in Addis Ababa under th