The Benin Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association on Thursday forbade its members from handling cases of kidnapping.
The resolution of the association was necessiated by the incessant cases of kidnap and attempted kidnap of its members “In this regard and for purposes of emphasis, the branch resolves that all lawyers registered with it are forthwith prohibited from appearing for kidnap suspects, either at the police station or in any court within the state.
The branch added: “That the Bar resolves to write to the judges of the criminal division of the high court of the state to dispense speedily with cases of kidnapping and armed robbery pending before them.
Is this professional stance. What happened to the rights of the suspects?
I thought the word suspect is innocent until proven guilty, we have seen cases where innocent people rot in jail for crimes they didn't commit
Nice one!
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