Only 2 choices wrote:
He has 2 choices.
1. Leave the country.
2. Drop Jos Hermanns.
Even if Hermanns is correct, Haile must drop him in order to live the lifestyle that he wants in Ethiopia. As long as Hermanns is around Haile will have limited freedom.
Choice three:
3. Haile talks to the government leaders in charge and says. "Look, What Hermens said, he said it off the record, but shouldn't have said. He won't reveal anything more of what you are doing to me. The truth is you are tapping my phone and there is a blackmail attempt going on. Stop tapping my phone and I'll keep running and bringing our country honor. Keep tapping my phone, I'll make this stuff public and embarrass the hell out of you. I don't want to do that. I want to run help this country just like you. Can we move on?" Depending on the response from the govt. then maybe he goes to the two choices you mentioned above.
I also think Haile needs to invest in some security team of some sort, like the A-Team or something crazy like that, so that if he does get arrested, they can break him out of jail.