A Nigerian court has fined the
country’s anti-graft agency $50,000 over the unlawful detention of an Austrian
security consultant accused of money laundering, a statement said on Sunday.
The Abuja judge ruled that
Wolfgang Reinl was illegally detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) for over a month, said the statement issued by PR Nigeria, a
media consulting firm for the Nigerian security agencies. Judge Peter Affen
ordered the EFCC to immediately release Reinl’s passport and criticised it for
flouting fundamental human rights.