Lawyers fume over continued detention of teenagers one month after arrest in Anambra
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He alleged that the company had simply given the Police Command in Anambra the instruction to detain his son and other accused persons to ensure they suffered unjustly.
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“It is illegal and an abuse of human rights to throw people into detention perpetually, more so, when they are teenagers, it will amount to exposing them to real criminals which will leave them mentally bruised,” he said.
He said the case file was being prepared by the Directorate of Public Prosecution and the suspects would be charged soon without giving any specific date.
Chukwuma said it had become a case of violation of fundamental human rights of the children and that he was proceeding to court to press for it.
“I cannot speak on the matter, everything is in the hands of the Police who are handling it,” he said. (NAN)