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accused or with either one of them. The court also failed to find any link between the first
accused and the third accused.
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above issue. Lastly, in terms of the impact that it brings towards the society socially, Article
8(1) of the Federal Constitution has spoken about people having equal protection of the law
and this has shown that the High Court judge was wrong in discriminating the defence
witness’s statement. This is to prevent unfairness in the process of making judicial decisions.
We strongly disagree with the High Court’s decision in making a decision solely on the
demeanor of the accused and neglected the witness’s statement.