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All grey areas in El-Zakzaky’s medical care resolved in court – Kaduna government
The Kaduna State Director of Public Prosecution, Dari Bayero, has said all ‘grey areas’ had been resolved as the State High Court had ordered that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and wife, Zeenat be allowed access to their medical doctors.
Bayero told newsmen shortly after the court proceedings at the resumed hearing of the trial of the Shi’ites leader and wife on Monday.
Bayero who is also the prosecuting counsel said,
“There were some issues that arose in court. But all gray areas have been sorted out and the judge had given order that the personal physicians to the defendants be allowed access to them.
“Even of they want to go for scanning in any hospital, The Correctional Centre should provide security for them to be taken anywhere.
“The court had adjourned the matter to April 23 and 24, 2020 so that all the issues raised would have been to have been done for the trial to commence.”
When asked why a plea had not been taken, Bayero said:
“The court said it can only trial a sane and healthy defendants
“Since there are issues raised about their health, the court had adjourned so that they go and get better to access their personal physician, access medical are they want.
“The Controller(Correctional Facility) to court and all the issues relating to access to medical care had been ironed out.”
Against this background, Justice Kurada adjourned the case to April 23 and 24, 2020 for the trial to commence.
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