The House of Representatives on Tuesday intervened in the ongoing trial of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, over money laundering allegations, begging for some delay to allow him undergo medical care overseas.
In its resolution in Abuja, the House urged the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to apply to delay Metuh’s court appearances until he had taken care of his health.
The House explained that this was not to stop Metuh’s trial or ask that the court should free him, but that the AGF should ensure that he was alive first and be able to face trial for his alleged offence.
Metuh is currently on bail, but he was brought on a stretcher to appear before an Abuja Federal High Court on Monday after the trial judge ordered his physical appearance.
A member from Anambra State, Mr….
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