Benin: The trial of the businessman Olivier Boko resumes despite the absence of defense lawyers

businessman Olivier Boko and former minister Oswald Homeky will be

The trial of Olivier Boko and Oswald Homeky and four other people prosecuted for “conspiracy against the authority of the State” resumed Tuesday, January 28 in Cotonou. Last Thursday, the Court of Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) had granted a period to the accused to find new lawyers after the withdrawal of their first defenders. But the accused presented themselves to the courtyard without lawyers.

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