The tribunal tagged the late environmental activist, Ken-Saro Wiwa, and 11 others, criminals, found them guilty and sentenced them to death.
Justice Lima Abdulahi, in a 2017 judgment, struck out the suit, thereby upholding the tribunal’s ruling. He held that the suit was an academic exercise. According to him, the decree which established the Special Tribunal on Civil Disturbances, including that of Ogoni, did not make provision for appeal. He added that those sentenced to death or long term imprisonment had no opportunity to appeal the judgment based on the decree binding the tribunal.
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