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Chukwukere urged the court to grant the defendant bail because he was still innocent until proven otherwise, adding that even though the offence was not bailable, Section 162 gives the court wide powers to grant bail in cases like this.
So I give everybody a benefit of doubt; innocent until proven guilty. "I honestly don't want to get into what has to do with people's personal lives, people's jobs.
"The standard in the U.S. is that an accused is assumed innocent until proven guilty and that is the same standard in Nigeria. Anyone who has evidence can now see the committee," Ossai said.
The judge however, denied an appeal for bail by the defence counsel on the grounds that rape is a bailable offence, and that an accused who had not pleaded guilty to a charge is presumed innocent until proven beyond reasonable doubt was denied
The Judge also said that the charges were based on allegations that have not been proved, adding that the law even presumed any accused person innocent until proven otherwise.
He said that compared to his first coming in the 1980s, today everyone is seen to be innocent until proven guilty and yet Nigerians are accusing his government of being slow in the fight against corruption.
The statement added that under the law, an accused is innocent until proven guilty. To carry out investigations before condemnation or conviction should not be misconstrued as a weakness or a vacuum in leadership, he stressed.
Their relentless efforts ultimately bore fruit as Martin was proveninnocent and set free. He added that he lost his mum and wife while he was in prison but that he is grateful that he is alive. See below; Instagram post.
Nwafor hinged the bail application on the ground that the crime which the defendant was charged with, is bailable and that he (Aminu) was presumed innocent until otherwise proven.
The charges contained in the indictment are merely accusations, and the suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty, the US authorities noted.
The huge volume of Bank Notes outside the banking system has proven to be practically unavailable for economic activities and by implication, retard the attainment of potential economic growth; d.
Therefore, I am of the opinion that he should be charged for spreading an unhealthy information and fake news against an innocent Nigerian who is very prominent and has proven his worth in the country.
According to him, no one staying in the forests is innocent and what they deserve is death, opening a floodgate of intervention, angry outbursts and advice from prominent Nigerians.