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Patience Jonathan’s Domestic Workers Allege Police Torture As Court Resumes Trial.
The long-delayed trial of 15 domestic workers accused of stealing jewellery from former First Lady Patience Jonathan resumed on Thursday at the Bayelsa State High Court after sustained media scrutiny.
During the session, four defendants testified under cross-examination, alleging brutal torture by operatives of the Nigeria Police's Operation Puff Adder. They claimed they were suspended, beaten, and coerced into signing false confessions.
The trial, stalled since 2019, has drawn public outcry over prolonged detention without bail. The judge has now fixed August 11 and 12 to conclude the defence stage, amid concerns of judicial delay and abuse of process.
The defendants’ lawyers and rights advocates insist the case lacks evidence and allege that the trial is being prolonged deliberately to punish innocent workers. Despite allegations of torture, no police officer has been investigated.
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The long-delayed trial of 15 domestic workers accused of stealing jewellery from former First Lady Patience Jonathan resumed on Thursday at the Bayelsa State High Court after sustained media scrutiny.
During the session, four defendants testified under cross-examination, alleging brutal torture by operatives of the Nigeria Police's Operation Puff Adder. They claimed they were suspended, beaten, and coerced into signing false confessions.
The trial, stalled since 2019, has drawn public outcry over prolonged detention without bail. The judge has now fixed August 11 and 12 to conclude the defence stage, amid concerns of judicial delay and abuse of process.
The defendants’ lawyers and rights advocates insist the case lacks evidence and allege that the trial is being prolonged deliberately to punish innocent workers. Despite allegations of torture, no police officer has been investigated.
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Patience Jonathan’s Domestic Workers Allege Police Torture As Court Resumes Trial.
The long-delayed trial of 15 domestic workers accused of stealing jewellery from former First Lady Patience Jonathan resumed on Thursday at the Bayelsa State High Court after sustained media scrutiny.
During the session, four defendants testified under cross-examination, alleging brutal torture by operatives of the Nigeria Police's Operation Puff Adder. They claimed they were suspended, beaten, and coerced into signing false confessions.
The trial, stalled since 2019, has drawn public outcry over prolonged detention without bail. The judge has now fixed August 11 and 12 to conclude the defence stage, amid concerns of judicial delay and abuse of process.
The defendants’ lawyers and rights advocates insist the case lacks evidence and allege that the trial is being prolonged deliberately to punish innocent workers. Despite allegations of torture, no police officer has been investigated.
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