由于证据不足,阿布贾高等法院在马拉布石油交易欺诈案中宣告阿多克等人无罪。 Abuja High Court acquits Adoke and others in Malabu Oil deal fraud case due to insufficient evidence.
阿布贾联邦首都地区高等法院宣布尼日利亚前总检察长穆罕默德·阿多克和其他六人无罪,他们被指控在处理石油勘探许可证 (OPL) 245(即马拉布石油交易)过程中存在欺诈行为。 The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has acquitted former Nigerian Attorney General, Mohammed Adoke, and six others accused of fraud in the handling of the Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 245, known as the Malabu Oil deal. 法院裁定,检方未能提供证据证明所指控罪行的基本要素,并批评指控措辞不当。 The court ruled that the prosecution failed to provide evidence to prove the essential elements of the offences charged, and criticized the poorly drafted charges. 法官认为继续审判会对被告造成不公正,并建议今后不要提出类似指控。 The judge determined that continuing the trial would cause injustice to the defendants and advised against filing similar charges in the future.