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upi.compolitics56 days ago
Nigerian Court to Hold Trial-Within-Trial Over Voluntariness of Statements in Alleged Coup Plot Case
Federal High Court Judge Joyce Abdulmalik ruled Monday for a single trial-within-trial to test the voluntariness of extra-judicial statements and video recordings the prosecution seeks to introduce against six defendants charged with treason and terrorism. Defence lawyers objecte…
france24.compolitics60 days ago
Uganda Court Hears Prosecution Bid to Hide Identities of Witnesses in Besigye Treason Trial
Ugandan prosecutors told a court on Wednesday that opposition politician Kizza Besigye and two co-accused threatened six of ten planned state witnesses through an alleged accomplice. Chief State Attorney Joseph Kyomuhendo testified during cross-examination that the threats, which…