CCT warns against video recording of Saraki's trial

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar has issued  warnings to individuals recording and posting on the Internet video clips of the proceedings of Senate President Bukola Saraki's trial to desist or face the full weight of the law. 

Justice Umar said it is unlawful for anyone to come in with electronic devices with the intention of taking clips of events in the Tribunal. He urged anyone with that intention to desist else the full weight of law will fall on such persons. 

He said he will later discuss with the counsels to both parties if it is in the interest of the general public for the proceedings of the Tribunal to be broadcasted life. "If they all agree on this, broadcasting houses will be invited to come and cover the proceedings and that will help to change the mind of the populace that the bench is being bias", Justice Umar said. 

It would be recalled that video clips of Justice Umar shouting at one of the counsels to Senate President Bukola Saraki who moved a motion for the Judge to disqualify himself from the trial went viral on the Internet last week.