Onnoghen’s Trial: CCT Admits Petition, Assets Declaration Forms As Exhibits - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 18, 2019
The trialof the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on chargesof non-declaration and false declaration of charges, started on Monday, withthe tribunal admitting first set of exhibits.
Theexhibits tendered by the prosecution led by Aliyu Umar (SAN), were the petitionwritten by a civil society group and which informed the six counts preferredagainst the suspended CJN and two assets declaration forms submitted by thedefendant in 2014 and 2015.
Thepetition dated January 7, 2019, was sent to the Code of Bureau byAnti-Corruption and Research-Based Data Initiative and was admitted by thethree-man bench of the CCT as Exhibit 1 without any objection from the defence.
Althoughthe defence led by Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), did not object to the assetsdeclaration forms, he noted that the forms were in loose form and appeared tobe tampered with, adding that he would address the issues at the final addressstage.
Ruling,the tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, admitted the forms as exhibits with acaveat that the defence would have the right to address the issue in theirfinal address.