The Prime Minister, Speaker of Parliament Abadula Gemeda and Oromia Region President Lemma Megerssa are expected to appear in court in November 2017, local media portal Addis Standard reports on Friday.
The court ruled in favour of the defense to summon the three top government officials after four days of hearings.
The opposition leaders on trial are Bekele Gerba, first secretary general of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) and Dejene Fita Geleta, secretary general of OFC.
They were arrested with 20 others at the end of 2015 in connection with the 2015 Oromo protests that resulted in the death of hundreds of protesters.
They were accused of inciting the deadly protests and having links with outlawed political party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) which has been labeled a terrorist organisation by the government.
The court acquitted five of the defendants in July this years after over a year in detention.
Bekele Gerba, a university lecturer, had his terrorism charges reduced to criminal charges and an attempt to get bail last week was denied.
Dejene Fita Geleta and the fifteen other defendants, made up of OFC party activists and students, remain under trial for terrorism.
The hearing will resume on November 6 when the prime minister and other two top government officials are expected in court.
A lot of opposition figures have been arrested and jailed in Ethiopia in connection with the 2015 Oromo protests.
The Horn of Africa country has been accused of regularly using security concerns as an excuse to stifle anti-government statements and clamp down on media freedoms.
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