The defendant is accused by the anti-graft agency, of operating an account he used to divert various sums of money, including N58 million.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , on Friday, re-arraigned Faisal Maina, on an amended three-count charge, bordering on money laundering and false declaration of assets.He was arrested alongside his father in September. The father is accused of diverting N100 billion of pension funds.
“The order of the court is not appropriately endorsed on the purported amended charge. So it may not be useful for today’s hearing,” he argued.“I submit that counsel misconceived the intent and purpose of Section 218 of ACJA because it does not make it mandatory for prosecution to first obtain leave of court before filing an amended charge,” Mr Abubakar said.
He said that the defendant will not be prejudiced if the court asks the prosecution to endorse the note of the order of amendment in the open court. Count three: “That you Faisal Addulrasheed Maina on or about Oct 3, 2019, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Hon Court knowingly failed to make full disclosure of your assets and liabilities in the Declaration of Assets Form dated Oct. 3, 2019, which you filled at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission office at No. 5, Fomella Street, Wise II, Abuja, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27 of the EFCC Act., 2004 and punishable under Section 27 of the same Act.
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