I have assembled a team of lawyers. They are looking into it. Because he has now brought it to life by now admitting that there was no basis for my prosecution. Because he now says Abiola won the election, which was the basis of our protests.
“He is also saying, you know, it shouldn’t have postponed the terminal date of his transition programme,” he said.
“Which, again, we are fighting. So, which means there was no basis for our prosecution. It is malicious,” Falana said.
“Again, massive infringements of our rights, human rights. Because when you keep me in Kuje prison, you deny me my right to liberty, my freedom of movement. You also violate my right to choose the government of my country.
“Point to Article 13 of the African Charter on Human Rights. Because the man who did it has just come out to say, I did it wrongly,” he said.
Falana further explained that, echoing the ruling of the court in Abuja in the case of Femi Falana vs. Republic of Benin and others, the court stated that any violation occurring after three years cannot be pursued in the jurisdiction.
“But later, you know, the improvement of the jurisprudence of the court has now come to the conclusion. I think that was in the case of Federation of Journalists, you know, Gambia and the government of that country that once you are talking of serious abuse of human rights, statute of limitation does not apply,” Falana added.