He’s been in detention for seven months, not having been convicted for anything applying the courts.”
Sanusi said such cases could produce individuals inquiry whether corruption cases were being pursued for their stated intention or as component of political battles.
“So persons start to wonder is this indeed a fight against corruption or is it a political battle?”
He said political leaders, community office holders and the judiciary must build sure that the laws are used for the purposes for which they were settled.
“Now till the politicians and those who oversight political office and the judiciary resolve that they are going to use these laws for the objective for which they are arrange, we’re not going to acquire anywhere.”
Sanusi maintained that although reviewing the laws was important, attention must too be paid to the institutions responsible for enforcing them.
“So the laws are one thing, and I believe it’s a solid thing that we’re looking at the laws, but we furthermore have to look at the institutions that are involved in the promotion of the law, and that is how you create assemble. Otherwise, anyone knows that you can acquire away including anything if you have the right political connections,” he added.
You have courts that are supposed to do it,” he said
He alleged that some individuals facing corruption charges have had their cases dropped as of their political environment or recommend, whereas some legal proceedings have raised questions on whether they constitute a fight against corruption or political persecution.
“We have seen in this country persons who are facing corruption charges who basically just obtain those charges dropped as they belong to the right political environment or have the right political fund,” he said.
The Emir cited the case of former Kaduna Declare Governor Nasir El-Rufai, as an case of what he described as concerns surrounding the employ of legal processes.
“An sample is my brother Nasir El-Rufai, who’s been denied bail. Even the available laws we have demand to be implemented stronger.
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has claimed corrupt individuals in Nigeria can acquire away together with anything if they have the right political connections.
Naija News reports that Sanusi made the observation in an interview using Channels Television in Lagos at the community presentation of “Unexplained Wealth: A Trilogy of Nigerian Financial Law,” a three-volume effort authored by anti-corruption lawyer Dr Wahab Shittu (SAN).
He acknowledged that Nigeria already has institutions and courts that aim to prosecute corruption cases, but stated that political considerations periodically influence the outcome.
“But like I said, the laws are one thing. You have institutions that are supposed to determine corrupt persons and prosecute them.
Source: 'Is This Really A Fight Against Corruption?’ – Emir Sanusi Raises Fresh Questions On El-Rufai's Case
