THE LAW 101: The burden of proof and the presumption of innocence – Lessons from London

The dramatic acquittal of Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, by the Southwark Crown Court in London, offers a profound, timely lecture for our own anti-graft crusade here in Ghana. After more than a decade of international investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), a jury required less than forty-eight hours to return unanimous not-guilty verdicts. The taxpayer is left with a massive bill, and the state with a collapsed flagship case.

By Isaac Yeboah