Popular Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has slammed the Police over their treatment of Senator Dino Melaye who was arraigned before a Magistrate yesterday.
In a statement, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria said that the treatment meted out on the Senator was a violation of his human rights.
The lawyer said; “It is particularly degrading and humiliating as it violates the fundamental right to the dignity of his person guaranteed by Section 34 of the Constitution and Section 7 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.
“Even though the Senator has my sympathy, it is indistinguishable that he has only been given a little dose of the humiliating treatment that is daily meted out to the flotsam and jetsam of our unjust society by the Nigeria Police Force and other law enforcement agencies in Nigeria.”
The Senator’s house had been sieged by the Police after which he was arrested at the airport allegedly on his way to Morocco. He was being transported to Lokoja, Kogi state for questioning when he attempted a daring escape.
While the escape failed, Melaye also injured himself in the process but was arrested even while on admission in the hospital.
He was then arraigned even while on a stretcher and his application for bail was denied.
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