Lawyers representing former governor of Delta state, James Ibori, have accused British authorities of withholding information.
Ibori, who was Governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007, is serving a 13-year sentence in a British jail after pleading guilty in 2012 to 10 counts of fraud and money laundering.
At the resumed hearing of the case on Monday, his lawyers said the prosecution team failed to properly disclose information to the defence in relation to alleged corruption by a British police officer involved in the investigation.
The officer, Det Sgt John McDonald, has already been removed from the UK anti-corruption unit after the Crown Prosecution Service, CPS, said it had intelligence which “supports the assertion” a Met officer was paid for information.
The officer, Det Sgt John McDonald, has already been removed from the UK anti-corruption unit after the Crown Prosecution Service, CPS, said it had intelligence which “supports the assertion” a Met officer was paid for information.
His lawyers also accused the prosecution of making misleading statements in court and are now questioning the process that led to his conviction.
Meanwhile, his defence team also applied for the presiding judge, Judge Tomlinson, to permanently halt court proceedings on the confiscation of Ibori’s assets, which has dragged on for many years.
The judge in his ruling, said taking such a decision would amount to a challenge on Ibori’s convictions, a matter that should probably be dealt with by the Court of Appeal.
He then adjourned the case to Wednesday June 8th.
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