【全非资讯·尼日利亚】 尼日利亚：法官在4248万美元欺诈案中主动回避

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#尼日利亚 #西非 #非洲一起备受关注的欺诈案在拉各斯联邦高等法院周二出现戏剧性转折，主审法官阿金泰约·阿鲁科（Justice Akintayo Aluko）在收到关于其行为不当的申诉后，宣布退出本案审理。被告包括英国籍人士马库斯·韦德（Marcus Wade）及两名印度商人普雷姆·加尔格（Prem Garg）与德瓦希什·加尔格（Devashish Garg），以及其关联公司Wilben Trade Limited和Agrico Agbe Limited。他们正面临一项涉及埃科银行尼日利亚股份有限公司（Ecobank Nigeria Plc）的4248万美元欺诈指控。该案件由联邦总检察长办公室于2022年以案号FHC/L/562C/2022提起诉讼，指控被告在2015年5月至9月期间，假借向尼日利亚进口大米之名，合谋对埃科银行实施欺诈。检方提出多项指控，包括共谋、以虚假手段获取财物及诈骗，其中一项指控依据《刑事法典》第422条。然而自2022年审判启动以来，被告始终未出庭陈述答辩意见，案件多次延期主要归因于其缺席。在重新开庭时，这一状况依旧延续，所有被控人员均未现身法庭。部分被告的辩护律师德莫拉·塞里基（Demola Seriki）出庭应诉，而检方律师I.A. 阿金泰耶（I.A. Akinteye）向法庭通报，主检察官因从阿布贾出行受阻而无法出席。庭审进程突生变故：法官阿鲁科披露，他已收到一份针对此前延期裁定的申诉，指控其存在严重不当行为及偏袒嫌疑。据称，该申诉由一名匿名投诉人提交，质疑其在案件处理过程中的行为；此外，法庭还提及另一份与巴巴基德·奥·奥贡迪佩（Babajide O. Ogundipe）相关的申诉文件。面对此情况，阿鲁科法官明显表现出不满，强调法庭在整个审理过程中始终遵循正当程序，所有听证通知均已依法送达各方当事人。他坚决否认存在任何偏见，坚称自己与本案无个人利益关联，并曾公正地审理过数千起案件。中文导读跟上WhatsApp上的最新头条| LinkedIn原文原文 / Original Text

A high-profile fraud trial involving a British national and two Indian businessmen took a dramatic turn at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, after the presiding Judge, Justice Akintayo Aluko, withdrew from the case following a petition alleging misconduct..The Defendants, Marcus Wade, Prem Garg and Devashish Garg, alongside their companies Wilben Trade Limited and Agrico Agbe Limited, are standing trial over an alleged $42.48 million fraud involving Ecobank Nigeria Plc.The case, filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation in suit FHC/L/562C/2022, centres on allegations that the Defendants conspired between May and September 2015 to defraud Ecobank under the guise of importing rice into Nigeria.They face multiple counts including conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, and fraud, with one charge brought under Section 422 of the Criminal Code Act. However, since the commencement of the trial in 2022, the Defendants have yet to appear in court to take their plea, with repeated adjournments largely due to their absence.Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedInAt the resumed sitting, the pattern continued as none of the accused persons were present in court. Their Counsel, Demola Seriki, appeared for some of the Defendants, while the Prosecution Counsel, I.A. Akinteye, informed the court that the lead Prosecutor was unavailable due to travel constraints from Abuja.The proceedings took an unexpected turn when Justice Aluko disclosed that he had been served with a petition over an earlier adjournment granted in the matter, alleging gross misconduct and bias against him. The Judge said the petition, reportedly authored by an unnamed Complainant, raised questions about his conduct in the handling of the case, while another related petition linked to Babajide O. Ogundipe was also mentioned in court.Visibly displeased, Justice Aluko insisted that the court had acted with due process throughout the proceedings, noting that hearing notices had been duly issued and served on all parties. He rejected any suggestion of bias, stating that he had no personal interest in the matter, and had presided over thousands of cases impartially.

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一起备受关注的欺诈案在拉各斯联邦高等法院出现戏剧性转折，主审法官阿金泰约·阿鲁科在收到行为不当申诉后宣布退出审理。被告包括一名英国籍人士和两名印度商人，面临涉及Ecobank的4248万美元欺诈指控。