According to Ibori’s lawyers, one
of the British police officers who investigated him took bribes in 2007 from a
private detective, hired by a law firm working for Ibori, in return for inside
information about the police investigation.
They also alleged that British
anti-corruption police who were supposed to investigate the alleged bribery
instead covered it up to avoid weakening Ibori’s trial and tarnishing the
reputation of the police.
The appeal hearing currently
being held before three judges at London’s Court of Appeal, is due to last
three days.
Ibori was due to give evidence on
Wednesday via video-link from Nigeria, and he appeared briefly on a screen in
court, but the connection was lost and could not be restored. The court was
told a power cut in Nigeria was the reason for the glitch.
The judges instructed that a new
attempt be made to establish a video-link to Ibori on Thursday.
NigerianEye reports that about
$130 million of Ibori’s assets are at stake, which have been frozen for years.
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