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Nigeria Federal High Court Justice Rilwan Aikawa has struck out a case against 47 men accused of violating Nigeria’s law against homosexual relationships, including gay marriage, due to “the lack of diligent prosecution.”
The men faced charges relating to public displays of affection with the same sex, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The men were arrested at the Lagos hotel in 2018. Police claim the men were being initiated into a gay club while the men claim they were attending a birthday party.
The court had adjourned the case on several occasions with the prosecution failing to present witnesses. The prosecution also failed to show up to Tuesday’s hearing.
Under Nigeria’s laws, when a case is struck out, it means that the accused can be arrested and arraigned again on the same charge. In contrast, when a case is dismissed, the accused cannot be arrested again on the same charge. Nonetheless, people were heard cheering after Justice Aikawa announced the verdict.
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The men faced charges relating to public displays of affection with the same sex, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The men were arrested at the Lagos hotel in 2018. Police claim the men were being initiated into a gay club while the men claim they were attending a birthday party.
The court had adjourned the case on several occasions with the prosecution failing to present witnesses. The prosecution also failed to show up to Tuesday’s hearing.
Under Nigeria’s laws, when a case is struck out, it means that the accused can be arrested and arraigned again on the same charge. In contrast, when a case is dismissed, the accused cannot be arrested again on the same charge. Nonetheless, people were heard cheering after Justice Aikawa announced the verdict.
The post Nigeria high court drops case against 47 men accused of violating homosexuality law appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.
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Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.