▁his ▁early ▁Russian ▁connections ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁B ols he vik ▁pan ic ▁that ▁had ▁g ri pped ▁the ▁capital , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat , ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁kept ▁in ▁j ail ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁ ▁After ▁becoming ▁Emperor , ▁Ha ile ▁Sel ass ie ▁found ▁another ▁use ▁for ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat : ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁draft ing ▁the ▁first ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Eth iop ia . ▁Bah ru ▁Z ew de ▁comments ▁that ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁" could ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁waiting ▁almost ▁all ▁his ▁life ▁for ▁just ▁an ▁occasion "; ▁however , ▁his ▁draft ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to ▁close ▁scr ut iny ▁by ▁the ▁Emperor ▁and ▁his ▁associ ates ▁Ras ▁K asa ▁and ▁Her uy ▁Wel de ▁S ell ase , ▁who ▁modified ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ' s ▁text ▁" to ▁meet ▁imperial ▁needs ." ▁Ch anges ▁included ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁powers ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ▁were ▁reduced , ▁and ▁instead ▁of ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ' s ▁proposal ▁that ▁the ▁deput ies ▁be ▁elected ▁the ▁final ▁draft ▁made ▁them ▁appointed . ▁ ▁Three ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁prom ul g ation ▁of ▁the ▁constitution , ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁was ▁made ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁but ▁he ▁last ed ▁in ▁that ▁office ▁bare ly ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁year . ▁Bah ru ▁Z ew de ▁bel ieves ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁this ▁brief ▁ten ure ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁efforts ▁to