By Politico Staff Writer
The trial of Dr. Samura Kamara, presidential candidate of the main opposition APC part, is set to resume today following the visit by the court to New York to inspect the Chancery Building whose renovation is under probe.
The judge and prosecution and defence lawyers on the 23 March inspected the building.
On the 23 February 2023, Justice Adrian Fisher dismissed a no-case submissions in respect of the five accused persons standing trial in what is now known as the Chancery Building case, setting in motion the start of the trial proper on the substance of the allegations by the Anti Corruption Commission.
The judge announced that the court would move to New York to inspect the building in relation to the evidence before him.
The five accused persons are facing a 48-count indictment bordering on misappropriation of public funds, conspiracy to commit a corruption offence, abuse of office and other corruption related offenses relating to the funds paid towards the renovation of the building when Dr Samura was foreign minister and the other indictees were working at the embassy.
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