Probe causes of delayed justice in corruption cases, PACAC tasked

By Dave Oso

Human rights activist and lawyer, Comrade Femi Aborisade, has urges the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) to investigate causes of indefinite or stalled hearings and delayed justice in corruption cases across the country.

He said: “One of the critical roles, which the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption ought to be playing is to cause scientific investigations into the causes of indefinite or stalled hearings and delayed justice in corruption cases.”

Speaking on the performance of PACAC, he opined that the Committee should be interested more in studying the system and subsystems in the processes of investigation and trial proceedings in court.

“They need to do this in order to be satisfied that the fight against corruption is not being transformed into a lucrative industry, which benefits certain forces who occupy strategic positions in the processes, at the expense of the larger society,” Aborisade stated.

The lawyer noted that this may require interviewing broad sections of stakeholders, prosecutors, defendants, and so on.

According to him: “It may not be too much for the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption to inquire into the cause of stalled proceedings in the cases involving CBN and other bank workers who are being detained at Agodi Prisons on account of pending trial after the defendants had being charged since 2015, and despite the fact that the proof of evidence in the suits has been filed.”

He said the effects of perpetual hearings and delayed justice are multifaceted, adding that the cause is not something that should be speculated upon because it is an issue that requires empirical and scientific investigation.

 

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