{
  "id": 18452530,
  "title": "Court admits statements, video recordings against alleged coup plotters, fixes Dec for trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/court-admits-statements-video-recordings-against-alleged-coup",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T06:02:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/court-admits-statements-video-recordings-against-alleged-coup-plotters-fixes-dec-for-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled in favor of admitting statements and video recordings made by alleged coup plotters during their military interrogation. The judge dismissed the defendants' objections to this admission, stating that there was no evidence the recordings were obtained through duress. The six defendants, including retired Major General Mohammed Gana and Insp. Ahmed Ibrahim, face a 13-count charge of treason, terrorism, and other offenses, filed by the federal government on April 22. The trial is set to begin in December.",
  "summary": "Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the objections of the alleged coup plotters against the admission of their statements and video recordings made to the military during their interrogation for allegedly plotting to violently overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu. The Judge on Thursday upheld the submission of […] The post Court admits…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Court admits statements, video recordings against alleged coup plotters, fixes Dec for trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/court-admits-statements-video-recordings-against-alleged-coup",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:01:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}