Friday 18 May 2012

N44m bribe scandal: Hembe arraigned, refuses to mount dock


Former Chairman, House Committee on Capital Markets, Rep. Herman Hembe being led by EFCC Officials when he appeared at the High Court on charges of fraud in Abuja on Thursday
Former Chairman, House Committee on Capital Markets, Rep. Herman Hembe being led by EFCC Officials when he appeared at the High Court on charges of fraud in Abuja on Thursday
ABUJA — Trial of the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and Other Institutions, Mr. Herman Hembe, kicked off on a dramatic note, yesterday, as the lawmaker declined to either mount the dock or enter his plea to a charge he said was grossly incompetent.
The embattled lawmaker, who was marshalled into the court room by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at exactly 9:11 a.m, insisted that the trial court lacked the jurisdiction to okay him for trial, saying the proof of evidence tendered against him by the commission failed to disclose a prima-facie criminal case capable of warranting his prosecution.
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