The EFCC opposes bail application filled by convicted former governor of Abia state and serving senator, Orji Uzor Kalu - Rotimi Jacobs, the counsel to the anti-graft commission, argues that bail application is a right of an accused but not a right available to a convict - Jacobs also notes that the medical report which Kalu is using for his bail application is not recent as it was obtained over a year ago The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to decline the bail application of convicted former governor of Abia state and serving senator, Orji Uzor Kalu.
"Although bail is generally a right of an accused as guaranteed by the Constitution, it is not a right available to a convict because the presumption of innocence had crystallized into guilt and conviction,” Rotimi Jacobs said. The counsel to the EFCC also stated that the medical report which Kalu was using for his bail application was not recent as it was obtained over a year ago. In addition, Jacobs argued that Kalu’s request to be released on bail so as to seek traditional medicine is not tenable, noting that the medical facilities at the Ikoyi custodial centre are capable of handling Kalu’s condition. The EFCC also questioned why Kalu was saying that he wants to be released on health grounds; while in another instance saying that as a senator, he needs to be released on bail so as to carry out his official functions.
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