Chief James Onanaefe Ibori’s defence lawyers shocked the Southwark Court, London on Wednesday, February 10 when they adduced evidence before Judge Tomlinson of a conspiracy between Nigeria and Britain to railroad Ibori and his associates into jail.
Mr. Tony Eluemunor, head of Ibori media office, said in a press statement that that evidence was the highlight of Wednesday’s court proceedings, which was delayed for hours because the London Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service did not appear in court for the day’s hearing.
Judge Tomlinson refused to adjourn hearing to another day but issued an order by 12:30pm that the prosecution should be in court by 2:00pm as the matter at hand were serious and urgent.
Pointedly, two prosecutors; Sasha Wass and Esther Schutzer-Weissmann were not only at the end of finger-pointing, and have been dismissed from the Ibori case, their activities are now being challenged in court for grounds on which to upturn all the convictions – Ibori’s and his associates’.
Prosecution lawyers, plus the entire police officers who have represented the British Police have been dismissed from the Ibori case and all other cases stemming from it – following allegations of corruption against them.
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