Concerns mount over “show trial” in the Seychelles
Government passes new laws to charge political opponents imprisoned on remand for over six months The Seychelles Government has changed the law to enable the politically-motivated detention and prosecution to continue. State prosecutor, the Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles (ACCS) confesses it has no authority to prosecute defendants, despite some of them remaining in custody for over six months. Global disputes and investigations firm Kobre & Kim calls for action to halt worsening judicial overreach and lack of separation of powers. The Government of Seychelles has changed the country’s laws to grant extra powers to the Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles (ACCS),… Read More »Concerns mount over “show trial” in the Seychelles