Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has stated that it is not a crime to hoist the flag of any country.

He stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

The lawyer also condemned the recent arraignment of minors involved in the recent #EndBadGovernance protests for treason.

Recall that in August, the government arrested some children who were seen hoisting Russian flags in some northern states and charged them before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

After a series of backlash that trailed the arraignment, the President Bola Tinubu administration later struck out the case before the court, citing humanitarian grounds.

The senior lawyer pointed out that while some hotels hoist foreign flags, some big churches also display flags of Israel and some other countries.

“Some churches in Nigeria, believing erroneously that Israel is a Christian country, hoist the flag of Israel. So it is not a criminal offence,” he said.

Speaking on the inscriptions displayed by the protesters demanding the removal of the president, the human rights activist explained that their action was not tantamount to treason, stating that the government ought to have addressed the issues raised by the protesters during their nationwide demonstrations.

“It is the government now that is trying to remind people. The government should have ignored and then addressed the issues that led people to the streets,” he added.