Tinubu Asks US Court to Block Release of Drug Investigation Records
Tinubu’s lawyers say disclosure would invade his privacy as Aaron Greenspan seeks FBI and DEA files tied to a 1993 forfeiture case.
- On Friday, President Bola Tinubu asked a United States court to block the Department of Justice, FBI, and Drug Enforcement Administration from releasing investigative files concerning alleged drug trafficking, citing privacy concerns.
- American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking government documents, including FBI files and interview records from 1992 and 1993.
- The case involves records linked to a 1993 civil forfeiture proceeding in the United States concerning about $460,000; Tinubu's legal team argued previous disclosure does not remove his privacy interest in remaining files.
- Lawyers Christopher Carmichael, Victor Henderson, and Oluwole Afolabi challenged the search parameters, maintaining that being linked to a past investigation is distinct from having investigative files made public.
- Tinubu has consistently denied any wrongdoing; his defense maintains the Freedom of Information Act case should not access information that should remain private under United States law.
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Tinubu asks US court to block release of drug investigation records
President Bola Tinubu has gone to a United States court to prevent the US Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from releasing records linked to allegations of drug trafficking. The records are being sought by American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan, who filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against several US government agencies. Greenspan is seeking doc…
Four Reasons US Court shouldn't Release My FBI, DEA Records
President Bola Tinubu has told a United States District Court for the District of Columbia why his unredacted records held by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) should not be released to the public.In filings by his lawyers, Christopher Carmichael, Victor Henderson and Oluwole Afolabi published on Saturday, Tinubu advanced four main arguments against the disclosure request filed by American transp…
Tinubu Explains Why US Should Not Release His FBI Records
NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, acting through his legal representatives, has asked the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent the public disclosure of his unredacted records held by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration. According to court filings made public on Saturday, Tinubu argued that the documents […] The post Tinubu Explains Why US Should Not …
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