Malami Defends Presidential Pardon of Dariye, Nyame Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has strongly defended the contentious Presid
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has strongly defended the contentious Presidential pardon granted former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye and a former Governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame, who were released in April last year, after serving imprisonment terms for corruption.
While the pardon of political figures perceived as a reflection in the loophole in the legal system that favours the rich at the expense of the poor jailed for trivial offences, the Attorney General of the Fderation insisted that the President did not consider the volume of the money, or the quantum involved before granting state pardon.
“There are no different set of laws but there could be variation in terms of volume of the certain matters involved and ingredients of the exercise of the situation. The minister also said the Ministry of Justice prosecuted a total of 7,000 cases involving various offences including maritime , armed robbery, vandalisation of electrical equipment and pipelines, financial matters, cyber crime, kidnapping and anti corruption.
He added that 648 cases were instituted against the President, the federal government and some of its agencies at different stages of trial in 2022 alone.
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