NIGERIA: A Nigerian high court denies bail to three Lebanese men facing charges of having links to Islamist militant group Hezbollah

Record ID: 236148

  • Title: NIGERIA: A Nigerian high court denies bail to three Lebanese men facing charges of having links to Islamist militant group Hezbollah
  • Date: 13th July 2013
  • Summary: ABUJA, NIGERIA (JULY 12, 2013) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LEBANESE SUSPECTS ARRIVING AT COURT COURTROOM VARIOUS OF LAWYERS IN COURT (SOUNDBITE) (English) AHMED RAJI, COUNSEL TO LEBANESE SUSPECTS, SAYING: "The bail application was turned down and then he has refused to re-open the premises on ground of national security because it touches on terrorism." LAWYERS IN COURT COUNSEL OF ACCUSED TALKING TO LEBANESE SUSPECTS LEBANESE SUSPECT TALKING TO RELATIVE LEBANESE SUSPECTS DISCUSSING WITH RELATIVES (SOUNDBITE) (English) AHMED RAJI, COUNSEL TO LEBANESE SUSPECTS, SAYING: "He has ruled and he says we can always come back for a review if there is a need for it. The most important thing is that we are going for a speedy trial which is okay." VARIOUS OF LEBANESE NATIONALS WITH RELATIVES IN COURT VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SEATED EXTERIOR OF COURT PREMISES
  • Embargoed: 28th July 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Nigeria
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Topics: Crime,Conflict
  • Reuters ID: LVAAYQS06QDLWUT6Y60251GCDXP5
  • Story Text: Three Lebanese nationals charged on suspicion of being members of militant group Hezbollah were denied bail by a Nigerian high court on Friday (July 12).
    Justice Adeniyi Ademola ruled that the medical report presented by the accused -- Mustapha Fawaz, Abdullah Tahini and Talal Roda -- was not sufficient to grant them bail.
    The judge refused to order the re-opening of a supermarket and amusement park belonging to the Lebanese men.
    "The bail application was turned down and then he has refused to re-open the premises on ground of national security because it touches on terrorism," said Ahmed Raji, counsel to the accused persons.
    The suspects were arrested in May in the north's biggest city Kano.
    A raid on the residence of one of the suspects had uncovered a heavy stash of weapons.
    The military said in May the weapons were to be used in attacks on American and Israeli targets.
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