The Chairman of the Presidential
Committee on Anti-Corruption, Itse Sagay, on Thursday revealed that the Special
Crimes Court when signed into law will help in making the fight against
corruption faster.
Sagay made the revelation at the
2016 Lecture and Media award of the National Association of Judiciary
Correspondents, NAJUC, entitled, “The Judiciary, Media, Anti graft agencies and
the fight against corruption” in Lagos.
The Chairman explained that his committee had
made several reforms that would help in the quick dispensation of justice in
high profile corruption cases in the country.
He said, “My committee has concluded
the drawing up of the Special Crimes Act for judges who will be specifically
selected to adjudicate special crimes such as financial crimes, kidnapping,
cyber crimes and drugs.
“We have created a new manual for
prosecution of financial cases which will give prosecutors a step by step
process for prosecution. We have recommended that for effective prosecution,
the prosecution should be made up of a team comprising of; an investigator,
prosecutor and other lawyers.”
By: Seun Opejobi
Daily Post News
Daily Post News
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