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Friday, October 18
A representative from the correctional facility said to the court,“My Lord, the 2nd defendant is very sick, and we will not be able to produce him in court today.” Mordi then requested an adjournment until the following week to update the court on his client’s health.
He added,“We are very passionate about health issues and while we want the case to progress, we do not oppose the adjournment to report on the 2nd defendant’s health.” With both parties in consensus, Justice Nwite postponed the proceedings to Friday, October 25, to receive an update regarding Gambarayan’s health status.
Last week, Gambaryan’s attorney, Mark Mordi (SAN), requested the court to grant a six-week bail for his client to obtain adequate medical care outside the correctional facility, citing insufficient medical attention while in custody.
Conversely, the prosecution counsel, Ekele Iheanacho (SAN), contested Mordi’s request, asserting that the defence was overstating the seriousness of the second defendant’s (Gambarayan) health issues..
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