10th November 1995: Ken #SaroWiwa and eight others (Saturday Dobee,Felix Nuate, Nordu Eawo, Paul Levura, Daniel Gbokoo, Barinem Kiobel, John Kpunien and Baribor Bera) were all executed in secret at the Port Harcourt Prison.
The tribunal that sentenced #SaroWiwa & 8 others to death was composed at the discretion of the executive branch & the case was removed from the jurisdiction of the ordinary court.
This is a violation of the fair hearing right to be tried by an impartial court/tribunal.
This is a violation of the fair hearing right to be tried by an impartial court/tribunal.
The decision by a tribunal to sentence #SaroWiwa & 8 others to death and their eventual execution by Abacha & co remain a terrible miscarriage of justice in Nigeria.
Why?
The tribunal itself admitted that there was no direct evidence linking them to the murder.
Why?
The tribunal itself admitted that there was no direct evidence linking them to the murder.
