Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged lawyers to desist from securing court orders that protect the elite, especially those accused of corruption. Falana disclosed this in an article titled “Courts lack power to stop arrest, investigation and prosecution of criminal suspects” obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday. According to him, citizens who are accused of crimes are locked up while the rich criminal suspects are usually invited by the anti-graft agencies to react to allegations of corruption and other economic crimes leveled against them.
January 24, 2023Falana disclosed this in an article titled “Courts lack power to stop arrest, investigation and prosecution of criminal suspects” obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday.
According to him, citizens who are accused of crimes are locked up while the rich criminal suspects are usually invited by the anti-graft agencies to react to allegations of corruption and other economic crimes leveled against them. “Disturbed by such dangerous trend, the appellate courts have cautioned the high courts and other courts in the land to desist from shielding rich criminal suspects from prosecution as no one is above the law. In particular, the Supreme Court has repeatedly maintained that courts lack the vires to usurp the constitution powers of the executive to maintain law and order and rid the society of corruption and other economic crimes.
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