Femi Falana, SAN
Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has thrown his weight behind government efforts to sanitise the judiciary of corruption and misconduct.
Reacting to the arrest of some judges nationwide by the Department of State Service (DSS), Falana said it is a matter of grave concern that the legal profession has allowed the denigration of the hallowed temple of justice because of the misconduct of a few corrupt judges. He called for the quick prosecution of the judges.
For several years, Falana disclosed that judges who committed grave criminal offences were not prosecuted but merely retired by the authorities on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council.
He accused corrupt judges being investigated by the anti-graft bodies of rushing to the court to seek interlocutory injunction to stop their arrest and prosecution.
He revealed how a female…
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