Magu
The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu is not giving up on his request for
fair hearing.
Magu through his lawyers has once again written to the Chairman
of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing him and the affairs
of the commission.
In the letter dated August 20, the former EFCC boss requested
for the copies of documents so far tendered against him by those
who have appeared before the commission.
Magu demanded that he be given the necessary documents by the
commission to be able to defend himself in view of the weight of
criminal allegations levelled against him and the anti-graft
agency.
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“Please refer to SECTION 36(6)(A)(B) CFRN 1999 which provides as
follows: Every person who is charged with a criminal offence shall
be entitled to be informed promptly in the language that he
understands and in details of the nature of the offence,” Shittu
wrote.
“Be given adequate time and facility for the preparation of his
defence. Based on the foregoing, we request ahead of the defence of
our client before this judicial commission of inquiry for the
following:
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“Copies of all presentations/petitions against our client
tendered in these proceedings; access to all exhibits tendered in
these proceedings; access to relevant case files and documents
tendered in these proceedings; any other materials that will be
relevant for purposes of the defence of our client in these
proceedings.
“We humbly request you to note that in view of the timeline
stipulated above and the need to clarify the duration of the
sittings and whether the appointing authority has extended the
period, it is of utmost importance that access to the requested
documents is granted to our client and his counsel to ensure
seamless proceedings and the guarantee of fair hearing as enshrined
in the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the
letter read.
In July, the suspended EFCC boss had complained of not being
officially received a copy of the allegations against him.
Magu’s travails followed a memo by the Minister of Justice and
Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, who accused him
of selling recovered looted assets to his associates.
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