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The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted former Senior Special Assistant on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, of allegedly breaching the Money Laundering Act.
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu presiding over the case on Monday found Okupe guilty of contravening sections 16(1)&(2) of the Money Laundering Act and accepting cash over the threshold allowed under the Act without going through a financial institution.
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Okupe is the Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Labour Party.
The Justice had stood down proceedings till 1:45 pm; the proceedings have, however, resumed. This is to allow Okupe to exercise his right under Section 310 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act to call witnesses to testify about his character.
