FG to set up special crime courts

The federal government is making arrangements for special crimes court, the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has said. Sagay stated this last week at the Abuja Anti-Corruption Summit organised by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and One Campaign in Abuja. He said the committee has […]

The federal government is making arrangements for special crimes court, the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has said.
Sagay stated this last week at the Abuja Anti-Corruption Summit organised by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and One Campaign in Abuja.
He said the committee has completed a draft for the establishment of the court, which will have jurisdiction over economic and financial crimes, narcotics drugs, money laundering and cyber crimes.
He said the court will have the advantage of speed in the dispensation of justice.
He said the committee has completed manuals on case management, please bargain, and protocol on inter-agency intelligence sharing.
“Altogether, as a committee our aim is to create a situation in which in all corruption cases, we will see efficient investigation, effective prosecution, speedy adjudication and effective sanctions,” he said.
Sagay also criticised senior lawyers who adopt different tactics to frustrate the trial of their clients.
He expressed confidence that the new Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 is seeing a dramatic change in criminal justice in the country.