Appeal Court upholds professor’s two-year sentence in harassment case
An appeal court has affirmed a professor’s two-year jail term in a sexual-harassment case, according to Premium Times. The court ordered a fresh trial on a second count. The available report does not identify the professor, the court, the charges’ details or the reasons for its decisions.
An appeal court has upheld a two-year jail term imposed on a professor in a sexual-harassment case, Premium Times Nigeria reported. The court also ordered a fresh trial on a second count. The supplied material does not identify the professor or provide details of the allegations that led to the case.
It does not state which court heard the appeal, where the case was decided, or whether the professor was present when the ruling was delivered. The material also does not explain why the sentence was affirmed on one count while a retrial was ordered on the other. No response from the professor, the prosecution or any other party is included in the available report.
Further details about the original judgment, the appeal grounds and the timetable for the fresh trial were not supplied.
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