Nigeria’s Terrorism Trial: Convictions were secured with minimal evidence, under duress – HRW
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday raised alarms over Nigeria’s mass trials of alleged jihadists, saying many convictions were secured with minimal evidence and possibly under duress.
But many of the convictions were secured only with guilty pleas, and little to no other evidence, Human Rights Watch said.” – No witnesses, lack of defence – When defendants pleaded not guilty, meanwhile, “the prosecution was unable to substantiate the alleged charges and withdrew them,” the report said.
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