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Nigeria has begun arguments before a London High Court that the country was a victim of bribery and deception in the controversial Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) gas deal. On the last day of January 2023, in a half-full London courtroom, a lawyer grilled an Irish businessman about his alleged bribes to a former Nigerian government lawyer, the online platform said.
Three non-governmental organisations, Re:Common (Italy), HEDA Resource Centre (Nigeria) and Corner House (UK) on Monday announced that they had filed a complaint at the Court of Appeal in The Hague challenging the decision by the Dutch Prosecutors Office to drop its investigation of Shell and Shell management relating to alleged corruption in Nigeria. The Complaint was filed by the Dutch law firm Prakken pursuant to Article 12 of the Dutch Code for Criminal Procedure.
The groups want Mr Malami suspended pending the investigation.
The groups advised that the head of the investigative committee should be higher in rank than Malami so as to not influence the investigation.
Joint Statement: Laos After eight years, civil society worldwide demands the government establish and reveal Sombath’s fate and whereabouts 15 December 2020: On the eighth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned organizations, reiterate our calls on the government of Laos to reveal his fate and whereabouts, and to investigate all allegations of enforced disappearances in the country to bring those responsible to justice in fair trials. Sombath Somphone is still missing five years after he was forcibly disappeared in Vien...