{"id":69319,"date":"2019-09-22T13:27:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T12:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=69319"},"modified":"2019-09-22T13:27:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T12:27:49","slug":"charges-against-sowore-a-mockery-of-justice-end-the-case-now-serap-tells-malami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/charges-against-sowore-a-mockery-of-justice-end-the-case-now-serap-tells-malami\/","title":{"rendered":"Charges against Sowore a mockery of justice, end the case now&#8217;, SERAP tells Malami"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m5365963846266730987\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">open letter to Mr Abukabar Malami, SAN, Attorney General of the<br \/>\nFederation and Minister of Justice, urging him to use his position &#8220;to<br \/>\nwithout delay enter a nolle prosequi and discontinue the prosecution of<br \/>\nthe Convener of &#8216;RevolutionNow&#8217; protest and publisher of Sahara<br \/>\nReporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore, and Olawale Bakare, also known as Mandate<br \/>\nfor apparently politically motivated charges of treason, fraud and<br \/>\n&#8216;insulting President Muhammadu Buhari&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SERAP said: &#8220;We urge you to use your role as a trustee of the public<br \/>\ninterest under section 174 of the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 (as<br \/>\namended) to end several of similar trumped-up cases going on in several<br \/>\nstates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the letter dated 21 September 2019 and signed by SERAP deputy<br \/>\ndirector Kolawole Oluwadare, the group said: &#8220;Sowore&#8217;s case and several<br \/>\nsimilar cases instigated\/brought by state governors make a hideous<br \/>\nmockery of Nigeria&#8217;s criminal justice systems, rule of law, freedom of<br \/>\nexpression and media freedom. These cases are persecution and not<br \/>\nprosecution. As guardian of the public interest, you have a role to end<br \/>\nthis travesty now, and to maintain the sanctity and integrity of<br \/>\nNigeria&#8217;s justice system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SERAP also said: &#8220;These cases set a dangerous precedent for the misuse<br \/>\nand subversion of the justice system, which may lead to the<br \/>\npoliticization of judiciary. This will be bad for everyone\u2014ordinary<br \/>\ncitizens, journalists and even the politicians in power, as they may<br \/>\nthemselves become targets of these repressive and abusive tactics when<br \/>\nthey are out of power\/in opposition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The letter read in part: &#8220;While the Nigerian government has the<br \/>\nresponsibility to prevent and prosecute criminal offences, it ought to<br \/>\ndo so lawfully, and in full compliance with human rights and the rule of<br \/>\nlaw. Exercising your constitutional independence and discretion to<br \/>\nwithdraw these kinds of charges would meet the text of reasonableness,<br \/>\ndemands of justice, and as noted, serve the public interest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Laws against terrorism and money laundering should be properly used,<br \/>\nand not to undermine critical voices, activists, and the media. Invoking<br \/>\nthe charges of treasonable felony to unjustifiably or arbitrarily<br \/>\nrestrict the right to freedom of opinion and expression would minimise<br \/>\nthe seriousness with which our laws traditionally treat such offences,<br \/>\nand undermine the essence of the criminal justice system and the rule of<br \/>\nlaw.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If not urgently addressed, the misuse of the criminal justice system<br \/>\nand politicization of Nigeria&#8217;s judiciary would jeopardise the<br \/>\nindependence of the judiciary and the rule of law and lower the public<br \/>\nestimation of the ability of our justice system to serve as the last<br \/>\nhope of justice for desperate victims. Unless these bogus charges are<br \/>\nimmediately withdrawn, there is a danger that the public interest<br \/>\nrepresented by the courts and that represented by your role, might part<br \/>\ncompany.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Attacks on journalism are fundamentally at odds with protection of<br \/>\nfreedom of expression and access to information, which in turn is key to<br \/>\npromoting transparency and accountability, and the achievement of the<br \/>\ngovernment&#8217;s anti-corruption agenda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Withdrawing this case would send a strong message to many state<br \/>\ngovernors that your office will not accept their persistent abuse of the<br \/>\ncriminal justice systems to jail journalists, bloggers and activists,<br \/>\njust as it is, for example, the case in Cross River State,\u00a0 where<br \/>\njournalists Agba Jalingo and Ekanem Ekpo have been charged with treason<br \/>\nand now being detained for\u00a0 90 days simply for reporting about an<br \/>\nalleged diversion of N500 million by the Cross River governor, Ben<br \/>\nAyade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As Nigeria&#8217;s Chief Law Officer, it is vital to our democracy, judicial<br \/>\nindependence and rule of law for you to stop the Federal Government and<br \/>\nstate governors from misrepresenting the country&#8217;s constitutional<br \/>\njurisprudence and international obligations in the matters of freedom of<br \/>\nexpression and media freedom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SERAP notes that last Friday the Federal Government filed a seven-count<br \/>\ncharge of cybercrimes of insulting Mr Buhari, money laundering and<br \/>\ntreasonable felony against Sowore and Bakare. The charges followed their<br \/>\ndetention by security operatives on 2nd August, 2019. Order was his<br \/>\ndetention was not made until the 8th of August.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SERAP also notes that at a forum we organized in June 2019 to discuss<br \/>\nthe legality of the Cybercrimes Act, your representative and the Head of<br \/>\nCybercrimes Prosecution Unit in the Ministry of Justice Mr. Terlumun<br \/>\nGeorge Tyendezwa said the Justice Ministry was committed to pursuing the<br \/>\namendment of the Act, to remove its repressive provisions like insulting<br \/>\npublic officials, which is now being used in this case, and frequently<br \/>\nto undermine freedom of expression, media freedom and provide special<br \/>\nprotection for public figures including president and state governors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nigerian constitution and international human rights treaties such as<br \/>\nthe International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the African<br \/>\nCharter on Human and Peoples&#8217; Rights to which Nigeria is a state party<br \/>\nprotect even shocking and offensive speech.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights<br \/>\nguarantee everyone&#8217;s right to hold opinions without interference and to<br \/>\nseek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless<br \/>\nof frontiers and through any media, including in the form of art.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Human Rights Committee in fact underlines in General Comment 34<br \/>\nthat laws should not provide for more severe penalties solely on the<br \/>\nbasis of the identity of the person and that the value placed by the<br \/>\nCovenant upon uninhibited expression is particularly high in cases<br \/>\ninvolving public or political figures. Thus, the mere fact that forms of<br \/>\nexpression are considered to be insulting to these figures is not<br \/>\nsufficient to justify the imposition of penalties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom cannot<br \/>\nmeet the basic tests of legality, reasonableness and proportionality. It<br \/>\nis normal for expression to provoke controversy, reaction and discourse,<br \/>\neven anger but not punishment, fear and silence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hope that the aspects highlighted will help guide your actions in<br \/>\nacting to withdraw the charges against Sowore and Bakare, and several<br \/>\nother similar charges instigated or brought by state governors across<br \/>\nthe county. 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