Proceedings resume on Monday in London in the corruption and bribery trial of former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Alison-Madueke denies multiple charges relating to alleged misconduct while overseeing Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
But prosecutors claim she received cash and luxury benefits in exchange for influence over energy contracts.
The case has major implications for accountability in the global energy industry.
Our correspondent, Juliana Olayinka, is outside Southwark Crown Court in London.
Lawyers for Diezani Alison-Madueke, the first woman president of OPEC, denied in a London court Thursday that the former Nigerian minister took bribes in their first formal response at her corruption trial.
The 65-year-old, who sat in the dock at Southwark Crown Court taking notes on the third day of the trial, is accused of multiple bribery counts stemming from a years-long investigation.
The alleged offences occurred between 2011 and 2015, when she was Nigeria’s oil minister but maintained a UK address.
The UK National Crime Agency (NCA), which targets international and serious and organised crime, had accused her of receiving the bribes in Britain.
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