The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed a date for judgement following the adoption of the processes filed by the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu in the suit challenging his retrial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged money laundering.
The judgement comes up on September 20, 2021, ABN TV learnt.
Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date today (Friday) after Kalu’s counsels, Prof. Awa Kalu (SAN), Chris Uche (SAN), submitted their arguments on proceedings.
EFCC’s counsel Rotimi Jacobs and George Ukaegbu appeared for Udeh Jones (second respondent).
In the said suit, Kalu (SAN) and Uche (SAN) asked the court for an order of court prohibiting the EFCC from retrying the former Abia State governor on the same money laundering charges.
He argued that having been tried, convicted and sentenced on the same charges in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/56/2007 under Justice M. B. Idris, it would amount to double jeopardy if the EFCC tried him again.
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