国际英语资讯:Nigerian govt defends suspension of chief judge
<p><span word="ABUJA">ABUJA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 28-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="asset">asset</span>-<span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>.</p><p><span word="Lai">Lai</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Abuja">Abuja</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Onnoghen">Onnoghen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forthcoming">forthcoming</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>.</p><p><span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Muhammadu">Muhammadu</span> <span word="Buhari">Buhari</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="Bar">Bar</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Peoples">Peoples</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="PDP">PDP</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Onnoghen">Onnoghen</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span>.</p><p><span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Onnoghen">Onnoghen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="compliance">compliance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Code">Code</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Conduct">Conduct</span> <span word="Tribunal">Tribunal</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="signify">signify</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="onset">onset</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dictatorship">dictatorship</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tyranny">tyranny</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="insinuated">insinuated</span>."</p><p><span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="undeclared">undeclared</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Onnoghen">Onnoghen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Code">Code</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Conduct">Conduct</span> <span word="Tribunal">Tribunal</span>.</p>
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