Sunday, February 6, 2011

WikiLeaks cables: Nigeria pressured UK to drop charges against politician

Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) brought 170
corruption charges against Mr Ibori in December 2007, but a court in Asaba
cleared him in 2009, saying there was no clear evidence on which to convict.


Southwark Crown Court froze UK assets of £17m allegedly belonging to Mr Ibori
after the EFCC passed a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service.


Mr Ibori, who denies all charges against him, was arrested in Dubai last May
after the intervention of

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