Jones Abiri
JONES Abiri, a Bayelsa State based journalist allegedly rearrested yesterday by gunmen in plain clothes suspected to be personnel of Department of Security Service, may appear in court tomorrow on charges of treasonable felony, Tribune Online has learnt.
It was gathered that the fresh charges against him are being instituted by the Federal Ministry of Justice at High court rather than the Abuja Magistrate court where Abiri was earlier tried.
A statement from one of his lawyers who pleaded not to be quoted said the case before the embattled journalist is a fresh case.
“It is a separate case this time. Then he was charged at a magistrate court sitting in Abuja. Now he is going to be charged at a High Court in Yenagoa.”
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According to him the allegations against Abiri this time around is based on evidence of confession contained in a video he allegedly made while in detention.
“A lawyer who watched the video told me this and the lawyer works in the Federal Ministry of Justice.
“Yes, this time they are using his confessional statement which is a video against him. Jones Abiri is going to be charged for terrorism.
“The charges have been drafted by the Federal Ministry of Justice under the pseudonym name General Akoutebe. A video was recorded where he made a confessional statement and called several names.”
“We must deny these groups the undue publicity they crave,” the minister said.
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