Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was absolved Thursday in one of the six pending legal cases he is facing, all unrelated to the corruption charges that have sent him to prison. Lula, the favourite ahead of Brazil’s October presidential election, has been imprisoned since April after being sentenced to 12 years behind bars for accepting a seaside apartment as a bribe from Brazilian construction company OAS. Lula, 72, insists on his innocence and has slammed the corruption accusations as a political conspiracy aimed at thwarting his electoral ambitions. In one of the six pending cases, Federal Judge Ricardo Leite ruled Thursday that there was insufficient evidence to back up obstruction of justice charges against the ex-president. Lula was accused in 2016 of trying to buy the silence of a former Petrobras director collaborating with prosecutors in the sprawling Lava Jato (“Car Wash”) corruption probe. The probe has ensnared an array of prominent members of Brazil’s political and business elite, including President Michel Temer. Investigators discovered that politicians and their parties were allegedly taking money from the Odebrecht construction conglomerate and other big companies in exchange for political favours and contracts with state oil company Petrobras. President of Brazil 2003-2011, Lula left office with sky-high ratings following an economic boom and widely praised social programs to reduce poverty. AFP]]>

_______________________________________________________________________

“Order Justice Omolaye-Ajileye’s Electronic Evidence Books Now” — Essential Guides On Evidence Act, Case Law And Digital Proof

Two leading books on electronic evidence by Hon. Justice Professor Alaba Omolaye-Ajileye, Rtd., PhD, FICMC, are now available for purchase. The publications, Electronic Evidence (Second Edition), With The Evidence Act, 2011 and Compendium Of Cases On Electronic Evidence, Volume II, 2020–2025, provide practical guidance, legal analysis and recent judicial authorities on electronic evidence in Nigeria.Order directly from the author here: https://velvety-cendol-7387ed.netlify.app/ ______________________________________________________________________ [A MUST HAVE] Evidence Act Demystified With Recent And Contemporary Cases And Materials
“Evidence Act: Complete Annotation” by renowned legal experts Sanni & Etti.
Available now for NGN 40,000 at ASC Publications, 10, Boyle Street, Onikan, Lagos. Beside High Court, TBS. Email publications@ayindesanni.com or WhatsApp +2347056667384. Purchase Link: https://paystack.com/buy/evidence-act-complete-annotation ________________________________________________________________________ “Enhance Legal Practice With Authoritative Reports” — Alexander Payne Offers Comprehensive Law Reports, Spanning Over A Century Of Nigerian Jurisprudence

Interested buyers are encouraged to place their orders and enquiries via: 0704 444 4777, 0704 444 4999, 0818 199 9888 Website: www.alexandernigeria.com

_______________________________________________________________________