If cases against individuals in UK does cost this amount, then how much does it
cost to prosecute multinationals? Look, don't be deceived. This is business, they
quote anything, take it from the stolen treasury of Nigeria at the end of the day,
simple. What's the judicial budget of Britain, that they can afford to spend as
much as £14million, in Nigerian's interest?
In business, we buy at low , sell at high. So... Britain prosecute him with less than £50,000 take £14million from the loot as cost of prosecution.
Remember, British authorities didn't out-source material from enemy state,
rather every single thing was through British government agency, so how did
they send such amount?
Coming down to Senator Victor Lar, who announced this story when the anti-graft
agencies defended their 2015 budgets before his committee in Abuja, don't be fooled Nigerians. The man is asking for more, so he can ''Faruk'' in the name of
oversight function.

The trial of the former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori in England
cost £14million (about N3.5billion), it was learnt yesterday.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes
and Anti- Corruption, Senator Victor Lar, announced this when the anti-graft
agencies defended their 2015 budgets before his committee in Abuja.
But Lar said the Ibori case was prosecuted at no cost to the Federal Government.
He saw no need to amend the enabling laws of the Independent Corrupt
Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) so they could receive funding directly from the
Federation Account. Lar said: “ the conviction was secured with very limited or no funds. People
are quick to celebrate the conviction of James Ibori in the United Kingdom.
The truth is that to secure Ibori’s conviction, a whooping sum of £14million
was expended.
“That is more than 10 years recurrent and capital budgets of all the anti-
corruption agencies put together.” He added that other countries were able to prosecute financial crimes
successfully because a percentage of funds recovered or the proceeds of
crime was usually retained by the recovering agency for funding their
operations.
He stated that most Nigerians are impatient and believe that politically
exposed persons are corrupt and should be convicted. He, however said that “the truth is that we observe the rule of law and once
you are accused you are taken to court.You have to go through court
processes.”
He added: “Once you are arrested and taken to court, it is outside the
control of the enforcement agencies.
“So it is not entirely the fault of the enforcement agencies that there is corruption in the country.
“This administration has fought corruption more than any other time
because we have more petitions; more people are taken to court and we
have more convictions now more than ever before.”
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/iboris-conviction-gulped-14m-says-senate/

Same way so many think the $1.5 billion naira budget is enough to cater for 25 million people in lagos.
britain is not nigeria.
Judges earn a salary and all sort of allowances ,don't they .
The members jury have to be paid hardship allowances.
The multiple trips to Nigeria by detectives , their hotel accommodations,feeding .
The cost of surveillance.
The cost of flying Ibori from Dubai
The Average cost of detaining a prisoner in the uk etc.

From 2008

In the UK it is estimated that each new prison place costs £119,000 and that the annual average cost for each prisoner exceeds £40,000. Such huge public expenditure should not be spent without question. But where value for money models are widely applied in other state services like healthcare, they have rarely been used to test the value of the criminal justice sector.

oduastates:
Same way so many think the $1.5 billion naira budget is enough to cater for 25 million people in lagos.
britain is not nigeria.
Judges earn a salary and all sort of allowances ,don't they .
The members jury have to be paid hardship allowances.
The multiple trips to Nigeria by detectives , their hotel accommodations,feeding .
The cost of surveillance.
The cost of flying Ibori from Dubai
The Average cost of detaining a prisoner in the uk etc.

From 2008

In the UK it is estimated that each new prison place costs £119,000 and that the annual average cost for each prisoner exceeds £40,000. Such huge public expenditure should not be spent without question. But where value for money models are widely applied in other state services like healthcare, they have rarely been used to test the value of the criminal justice sector.

Current rates/scales as of 1 September 2009 1. The policy of CPS is to apply for costs against convicted defendants unless the
particular circumstances of a case mean that such an application would lack merit
or an order for costs would be impractical. 2. The following scales provide guidance on the level of costs incurred by the CPS
in various types of proceedings. The scales represent the average costs incurred
in a wide range of cases and provide a benchmark to estimate the costs in
individual cases (excluding very high cost cases). The scales are indicative of
single defendant cases only and the figure should be increased by 20% for each
additional defendant. 3. More complex cases should attract the higher range of costs and relatively
straightforward cases the lower range. The figures include all staff preparation
costs, including advocacy in magistrates' courts and time spent in the Crown
Court by paralegal officers/assistants. Add to these figures witness expenses,
counsel fees or Crown Advocate's advocacy costs (for Crown Court cases), and
other specific costs, where appropriate. 4. When seeking a costs order, prosecutors should inform the court of all costs
incurred and invite the court to consider what should be paid. Discretion should
be exercised in putting forward a reasonable estimate of the costs incurred in the
individual case. 5. The average hourly rates appropriate to CPS staff are: Lawyers - £69 per hour
Paralegals - £51 per hour
Support staff - £44 per hour 6. Types of Proceeding: Magistrates' Court: Proof in Absence - £85 (set amount)
Early Guilty Plea (EFH) Lower - not applicable Average - £85 Higher - £100 Summary Guilty Plea Lower - £105 Average - £135 Higher - £160 Summary Trial Lower - £620 Average - £775 Higher - £930 Either-way Guilty Plea Lower - £145 Average - £185 Higher - £220 Either-way Trial Lower - £770 Average - £965 Higher - £1,150 Crown Court: Committal for Sentence Lower - £340 Average - £425 Higher - £510 Appeal against Sentence Lower - £260 Average - £330 Higher - £395 Appeal against Conviction Lower - £415 Average - £520 Higher - £620 Section 51 Early Guilty Plea Lower - £535 Average - £670 Higher - £800 Committal for Trial (Plea) - This scale includes the costs of committal /
transfer / sending proceedings Lower - £1,200 Average - £1,500 Higher - £1,800 Committal for Trial (Trial) - This scale includes the costs of committal /
transfer / sending proceedings Lower - £2,800 Average - £3,500 Higher - £4,200
www.cps.gov.uk/legal/a_to_c/costs/annex_1_-_scales_of_cost/