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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has appealed a N100 million defamation judgment previously awarded to officials of Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS), also seeking a stay of execution. A new report confirms SERAP's filing of an appeal to overturn the judgment, citing fundamental legal errors and a miscarriage of justice.
A Nigerian court has ruled that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) defamed officials of the Department of State Services (DSS), ordering the group to pay N100 million in damages. SERAP has rejected the judgment and announced its intention to appeal the decision.
Amnesty International has expressed concern over an Abuja High Court judgment in a case involving SERAP and DSS officials, calling it an attack on free expression and civic space.