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Alleged culpable homicide: El-Zakzaky pleads not-guilty in Kaduna
Sep 29, 2020
Justice Gideon Kurada took the plea of the IMN leader at the resumed hearing of the motion in a no-case-submission filed by El-Zakzaky on Aug. 7.
Justice Kurada had, however, fixed Sept. 29, for ruling in the motion, after counsel to the defendant, Abubakar Marshall , holding the brief for Femi Falana , SAN, asked the court to quash the charges preferred against El-Zakzaky by the government for not “ disclosing an offence known to law contrary to sections 36 (8) and (12) of the 1999 constitution as amended”.
At the resumed sitting, Kurada again reserved ruling in the motion until hearing in the substantive suit.
Also, the Judge, after taking the plea of the defendant adjourned until Nov. 18 and Nov. 19 to enable the prosecution present its witnesses.
The IMN leader filed the motion seeking the court to quash the State government’s case against him for lack of evidence.
The IMN leader and his wife Zinat are standing trial on allegations of culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and disruption of public peace, among other charges.
Mr Dari Bayero , who led the prosecution, told reporters shortly after the hearing, that the State has assembled more than 20 witnesses to give evidence before the court.
Bayero said personnel of Nigerian Army and that of the Nigeria Police were among witnesses assembled to give evidence in the case against the defendant.
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