General Abacha's 'shady dealings' come home to roost

From: New Pittsburgh Courier | Date: January 18, 2003 | Copyright information

SWITZERLAND--Swiss justice authorities will hand over to Nigeria files they built up in a money-laundering investigation of the West African nation's late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, a leading official said.

Daniel Zappelli, chief prosecutor of Geneva canton (state), told reporters the move was necessary because all the surviving principal suspects lived in Nigeria.

"The Nigerian government prefers not to let them leave the country," Zappelli said. "It comes down to a choice between a trial in Geneva without the accused or a trial in Nigeria in the presence of the accused."

He did not ...

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