Why hearing on detained Venezuelan diplomat could not hold- ECOWAS Court
Nigeria, Jan. 25 -- The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, on Monday, said the absence of a Cape Verdean judge, Januaria Costa, to hear the case of detained Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, was not the reason why the hearing was postponed.
The court said there was a 'mistake' in communicating a shift in the date to the parties involved.
Mr Saab, an ally Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, has been in a Cape Verdean prison following his arrest in the island June 2020, causing legal and diplomatic row between the latter and the U.S.
The court, in reaction to a PREMIUM TIMES report, identified a January 22 hearing notice on the matter as a possible 'mistake' "which has been clarified with defence counsel lead, Femi Falana".
"The facts of the ma...
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