AGF Fagbemi wants prerogative of mercy excluded in corruption cases …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, has proposed excluding the prerogative of mercy in corruption cases during the next constitutional amendment.
The prerogative of mercy is a power granted to the President under Section 175 and to Governors under Section 212 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), allowing them to pardon or commute the sentences of convicted individuals.
Speaking at a one-day conference organized by the…
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