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Update 1 : The tribunal chairman has now arrived. The prosecution and defence counsels have all been introduced. Cross-examination has commenced.
Update 2 : Prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, says whoever the defence team chooses to cross-examine the prosecution witness must conclude the process, saying exchange of lawyers will confuse both the witness and the court.
Update 3: Paul Ilokoro, a defence counsel, argues that there is no law that backs Mr. Jacobs’ request. He said the prosecution team tendered a huge amount of exhibits against his counsel, Mr. Saraki. “We will take out time to analyse these documents,” he said. “We will not be rushed. We will not be stampeded.” Mr. Usoro says the law stipulates that witnesses should be cross examined by lawyers, not that it must be the lead counsel.
Mr. Usoro also said Mr. Jacobs knows the law but deliberately tried to be mischievous. Mr. Jacobs replied: “I know the law, I know the law, but…” At 11: 06, the other member of the bench, William Atedze, drew Mr. Jacob’s attention to the fact that Section 349 (7) of Administration of Criminal Justice Act did not say that the representative of a defence counsel doing the cross-examination must be the lead counsel. The two teams are still sparring over how many lawyers should cross examine a witness. Mr. Usoro says the question is more about if the defendant has the right to choose who should represent and cross-examine witnesses on his behalf.