A South African High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs, Henry Okah’s application challenging his trial and conviction on thirteen counts of terrorism-related activities.
The leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta was convicted in 2013 and sentenced to 24 years in jail for the 2010 bombings in Abuja and Warri, which left about three people dead.
The Judge noted that it is a common cause that the applicant has already taken his conviction on appeal to both the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court.
He agreed with the submission of the respondents that the general principle is that a convicted and sentenced person cannot appeal against it more than once.
