(PICTURES) Saraki docked, pleaded not guilty to corruption charges
The trial of the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, at
the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja,commenced on a
dramatic note this morning, with the accused person, refusing to mount
the dock.
The trial tribunal, headed by Justice Danladi Umar, called up Saraki’s case at exactly 10:32am.
However Saraki’s has been docked and pleaded not guilty to all the charges leveled against him before the the tribunal. The senate president had initially refused to stand up as his case was mentioned, the tribunal
Chairman, Justice Umar, demanded that he should leave his seat and enter
inside the dock.
The Senate President who is currently sandwiched by his colleagues
and friends inside the court at first called the bluff of the tribunal
by retaining his seat.
“Where is the prosecution, is the accused person here?”, Justice
Umar who was looking directly at Saraki from his vantage post, queried.
“Mr lord I cannot see him. I think the first thing is for him to
enter the dock first, then we will announce our appearances. After which
the charge will be read to him”, the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Rotimi
Jacobs submitted.
“With profound respect to the chairman and member of this tribunal,
I agree with my learned brother that we should enter appearances first.
The order of this tribunal was that the accused should be produced
today. It was not for his to enter his plea. The case was earlier
adjourned for mention”, counsel to Saraki, Mr. J.B. Daudu, insisted.
Daudu vehemently opposed the idea of Saraki entering the dock,
relying on an Appeal Court decided case law in Igbeke vs FRN, 2015, 3
NWLR.
Saraki was eventually brought into the dock to answer to the
13-count criminal charge that was preferred against him by the federal
government which he pleaded not guilty to all 13 count charges.
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